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Photography

  • Derived from Greek:

    • "photo" meaning light

    • "graph" meaning to draw

  • Definition: The art, application, and practice of creating images by recording light.

    • Methods:

      • Electronically: With an image sensor

      • Chemically: Using light-sensitive materials like photographic film, papers, and plates

Filmmaking

  • Definition: The process of creating a movie.

    • Involves:

      • Writing a script

      • Securing funding

      • Capturing footage

      • Editing and refining into a finished product

Purposes of Photography Before

  • Medium of news and information about the colony

  • Tool for tourism

  • Implement for historical documentation

  • Device for communication

  • Materials for propaganda

Photography in the Philippines

  • Historical Context:

    • First photo studios opened in the Spanish Philippines between 1840s and 1890s.

    • Uses:

      • News and information medium

      • Tool for tourism

      • Vehicle for communication

      • Historical documentation materials

Historical Documentation

Louis Daguerre

  • Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre:

    • French scientist, artist, and photographer

    • Known for inventing the daguerreotype process

    • Regarded as one of the fathers of photography

Daguerreotype

  • Definition: The first publicly available photographic process

    • Popular during the 1840s and 1850s

    • "Daguerreotype" also refers to an image created through this process.

Eduardo Masferré

  • Background: Filipino-Catalan photographer

  • Notable Work:

    • Created documentary reports on the lifestyle of native peoples in the Cordillera region

    • Recognized as the "Father of Philippine Photography"

Art Elements of Photography and Filmmaking

  • Color

  • Light

  • Motion

  • Space

  • Sound

Understanding The Focal Point

Focal Point

  • Definition: The most important element in a composition that draws attention.

Light Rays and Focal Point

  • Focal Length: Determines the distance from the lens to the image sensor.

  • Principle Axis: The line that passes through the center of the lens.

Emphasis

  • Definition: An art principle where an element is given dominance to stand out.

    • Purpose: To draw the viewer's eye to that part of the artwork first.