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Presentation
Presentation
Students should, by the end of the course, be able to identify the various types of photographic processes, understand their evolution and historical context. Understand the history of photography from an artistic, cultural, social and economic point of view and know how to establish the relationship between the development of photography and the different historical periods of the second half of the 19th century. Develop skills in the darkroom, chemical dilution, creation of negative images and transformation into positive.
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Class from course
Class from course
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Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Degree | Semesters | ECTS
Bachelor | Semestral | 4
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Year | Nature | Language
Year | Nature | Language
1 | Mandatory | Português
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Code
Code
ULHT624-13677
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Prerequisites and corequisites
Prerequisites and corequisites
Not applicable
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Professional Internship
Professional Internship
Não
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Syllabus
Syllabus
Theoretical Component: The question of representation and the birth of photogenic drawing. The invention of photography and its pioneers. The purposes of photography: scientific, historical and anthropological functions (expeditions, travel albums and family albums, anthropometry, forensic science, etc.). Photographic studios and portrait painters of the 19th century. The technological revolution and photography in motion: the stereoscope, the zoetrope, the photographic rifle and chronophotography. Photography as a socio-political document and social realism. From Pictorialism to Modernism. Photography and expressionism. Practical Component: Introduction to the black and white photography darkroom environment. Chemistry (photosensitive paper, developer, stop bath and fixer). Construction of a pinhole camera; use of the camera in the production of paper negatives and positivization of paper negatives.
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Objectives
Objectives
Provide students with a broad understanding of the history and photographic techniques of the 19th century, clarifying the reasons that led to its emergence, the inventions that made it possible, and the major social changes that photography generated, as the main actor of modernity. To present a history of photography based on its main protagonists and its main techniques, stimulating the understanding of photography as a technical image, summoning the apparatus and the physical-chemical process for the historical understanding of photography. Know how to identify the most relevant chronological periods for the evolution of photography, from before its invention to the end of the 19th century. Know some technical procedures of the time and perform practical exercises, combining theoretical knowledge with a procedural practice. Introduce students to the black and white photography darkroom. Develop skills in understanding the logic of Negative/Positive printing.
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Teaching methodologies and assessment
Teaching methodologies and assessment
The theoretical and practical components of this curricular unit are intertwined so that the construction and use of the pin-hole camera becomes a pedagogical moment of revelation and recognition by practice of the desires, wishes and inquiries that occurred during the beginnings of photography and its cultural implications, such as discussed in the theoretical classes.
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References
References
Cadava, E. (1998). Words of Light. Princeton University Press. Fabbri, G., Fabbri, M., & Wiklund, P. (2009). From pinhole to print: Inspiration, instructions and insights in less than an hour. AlternativePhotography.com. Hacking, J. (2012). Photography: The Whole Story. Prestel. Marcelino, A. Da Semelhança no Desenho: Representação e Dispositivos Ópticos em Imagens Desenhadas. Marien, M. W. (2002). Photography. A Cultural History. Lawrence King Publishing. Peres, M. R. (2007). The Focal encyclopedia of Photography. Focal Press. Renner, E. (2009). Pin-hole Photography. Focal Press. Rosenblum, N. (1997). A world history of photography. Abbeville Press Publishers. Soudo, J. Fotografias Efémeras. Sougez, M. (2001). História da Fotografia. Dinalivro. Talbot, F. (1844–1846). The Pencil of Nature. Trachtenberg, A. (org.). (2013). Ensaios Sobre Fotografia de Niépce a Krauss. Orfeu Negro.
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Office Hours
Office Hours
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Mobility
Mobility
No
