Photo History – Class 4 – Light and Likeness: Portrait Photography

The 4th class meeting starts a more conceptual approach to the medium’s history. We look at 19th, 20th and some 21st century portraits and see if we can draw some conclusions about what makes a good portrait photograph. We also see if we can draw some parallels with the words and ideas of the Transcendentalist thinkers and writers Emerson and Thoreau and see if they can help us illuminate what portraiture means. Slides for this class session Handout for this class session Facebook Page for Jeff Curto’s Podcasts