Ok I can help you now that I took a nap. 20-page essay ftw
"What makes a good picture?"
The most effective exposure possible within a situation, coupled with decent, artistic composition - whether conventional or not - and post-processing techniques that compliment the photo instead of taking away from it, such as black and white for drammatic shots.
The history of photography as an art actually has its origins in painting, and photography started as a simple denomination of this art. Early photographers, instead of exploring the true capabilities of photography as an art, tried to immitate painting. It was not until (Insert one or two of the photographers below), who (did this, include in your research), that photography became a popular art form.
Film SLRS were first used in (include research), and film photography became more widespread with (inser research on disposable film cameras) photography and in(include year), the advent of the digital SLR and Point n' shoots', popularized photography for the masses even more, coupled with mass sharing of photographs by the implementation the internet in everyday life by society. Recently, an explosion of photo sharing has been possible with sites such as flickr, Facebook, and other viral social-media.
Now you need to do sensor + lenses + photo business + future (although i did future earlier)
Photographers to insert:
Julia Margaret Cameron
Jacques-henri Lartigue
Alfred Stieglitz
Edward Steichen
Edward Weston
Wegee
Gordon Parks
Walker Evans
Alfred Eisenstadt
Robrt Capa
W. Eugene Smith
Margaret Bourke
Ansel Adams
Manuel Alvarez Bravo
Robert Frank
Henri Cartier-Bresson
This post was edited by onepagememory on Feb 16 2011 07:03pm