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Types of Photographs Chapter 4

Reading Assessments Categorizing photographs helps us interpret them in a deeper level, have a better understanding of what is going on and what they are trying to communicate. Terry Barrett, an American art critic introduces a new category system that is based on "how photographs are made to function and how they are used to function" (Barrett, 63). The new system consists of six categories that are the following: Descriptive, explanatory, interpretive, ethically evaluative, aesthetically evaluative, and theatrical. Descriptive photographs: All photos describe, at some level, but some are not intended to do anything more than that. Explanatory photographs: These photos are intended to document a way of life. Interpretive photographs: These do not strive for scientific accuracy, but rather are personal or subjective interpretations. They tell us how things are, but there is an interpretation of how things are imbedded in the photo. Ethically eva...

Categories of Photographs

Descriptive ESA/Hubble & NASA, Hubble Unravels a Twisted Cosmic Knot, 2017. 10/20/17, https://www.nasa.gov/image-feature/goddard/2017/hubble-unravels-a-twisted-cosmic-knot This image, captured by the NASA/ESA Hubble Space Telescope, shows what happens when two galaxies become one. This category main goal is simply to make a record of something, other examples can be medical X-rays or a photo ID. Explanatory Harold Edgerton, Gussie Moran Tennis Serve, 1952, gelatin silver print, printed later, 17 3/8 x 14 5/8in. 10/21/17, http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/harold-edgerton-1903-1990-gussie-moran-tennis-5600529-details.aspx This is an example of explanatory photography because it explains and offers extensive insights of the stages and positions of the tennis player movement. Interpretive Anne Collier (American, b. 1970). Cut. 2009. Chromoge...

Photographs and Context Chapter 5

Chapter 5 of the book Criticizing Photographs by Terry Barrett talks about Photographs and Context and how it's important to know the context to help place the photographs on the six categories shown in chapter 4. It's basic to understand who made it, when, where, how, and for what purpose; This is known as contextual information that can also be internal, original, or external. Internal Context Barrett explains that it's essential to focus on what is descriptively evident, for example: the photographs subject matter, medium, form, and the relationship among the three. Original Context depends of outside knowledge "Photographs in the theoretical category depend on knowledge of art and the art world." (Barrett,107). The last form of contextualization is External Context where the situation of a photograph is presented or found; "How and where a photograph is seen radically affects its meaning." (Barrett, 109)

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