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Fundamentals of Photography

This print viewing is meant to serve as a basic introduction to the medium of photography and includes images that demonstrate a range of fundamentals and techniques including camera optics, use of vantage point, framing, focus, light, and time of day.

This selection also introduces viewers to a variety of traditions, such as portraiture and street photography.

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Abbott, Berenice (2)

Cycloid, from "The Science Pictures" portfolio
Abbott, Berenice
1958-1961; printed 1982

Barclay Street Station, New York
Abbott, Berenice
1930, printed 1979

DeCarava, Roy (2)

Dancers
DeCarava, Roy
1956, printed 1981

Man in Window
DeCarava, Roy
1978

Edgerton, Harold (1)

Football Kick
Edgerton, Harold
1938, printed 1984

Finley, Matthew (1)

Untitled #1, from the "Laying Flowers at your Feet" series (2016-2019)
Finley, Matthew
2016-2019

Ishimoto, Yasuhiro (3)

Untitled, from "Chicago, Chicago"
Ishimoto, Yasuhiro
1958-1961

Chicago
Ishimoto, Yasuhiro
1962; printed 1983

Untitled, from "Chicago, Chicago"
Ishimoto, Yasuhiro
1958-1961

Josephson, Ken (3)

Chicago, from the "History of Photography" series
Josephson, Ken
1973

New York State, from the "Ken Josephson" portfolio
Josephson, Ken
1970; printed 1975

Chicago
Josephson, Ken
1964

Morell, Abelardo (1)

Camera Obscura Image of Houses Across the Street in Our Bedroom
Morell, Abelardo
1991

Pernell, Alayna (1)

With Care to Ms. Maudelle Bass Weston
Pernell, Alayna
2020

Probst, Barbara (1)

Exposure #42: N.Y.C. Broome & Crosby Streets, 06.09.06, 7:12 p.m.
Probst, Barbara
2006

Sassen, Viviane (1)

Axiom GB02, from the "Umbra" series
Sassen, Viviane
2014

Siskind, Aaron (2)

Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation #81
Siskind, Aaron
1956

Pleasures and Terrors of Levitation #56
Siskind, Aaron
1956