Should Have Seen It In Color

This month we have studied black and white photography. On October 1st, we studied Ansel Adams (2) and other early 20th century nature photographers. We have also studied 19th century photography art forms this month (example 1 and example 2) during our daily reading of Lens.

In class we are taking "family photos" in color so that students can learn more about the history of photography. Families from the late 1800's appear depressed, even in the 1890's (Gay 90's). There wasw a time when subjects were required to sit still; facial expressions were limited. People could not move (or blink).

I wonder when the first smile appeared in a photo? Was it fake?

Students will be able to use the color "family photos" taken at school and covert them to black and white or other styles. For the assignment, students will post the original photo and the edited versions. Students should also explain something about the history of photography.