I think these two photos are good examples of snapshots.
Sunday, October 19, 2014
Snapshot Aesthetic
To me, snapshot aesthetic means the photo was taken quickly, the subject is likely in the center of the photo, and the photo is all but candid. Snapshots are captured moments because you can see how the environment felt to the photographer as they took the photo.
Portraits: then and now
This is a photo of a daguerreotype taken in they 1850's by a distant relative of mine. The caption on the photo is "Young ladies who were attending the academy and boarding at our house".
As I was looking through old photos of my family, most not as old as this one, I noticed that the older photos were usually much more posed than many of the photos we take today. Presumably this is because taking photos was very expensive in the past and by posing for photos you were almost guaranteed a good image.
Wednesday, October 8, 2014
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