TY - JOUR
T1 - View Finders: The Getty's 'In Search of Biblical Lands'
AU - Fredericks, James L.
N1 - pFredericks, James L. "View Finders: The Getty's 'In search of Biblical lands'."emCommonweal/em 138, no. 9 (May 6, 2011): 23-25./p
PY - 2011/5/6
Y1 - 2011/5/6
N2 - A photograph often tells more about who was behind the camera than what lies in front of it. From its invention in 1839 in the workshops of Louis Daguerre and Fox Talbot, photography has generally succeeded in giving the impression that it conveys complete accuracy and the unadorned truth. Yet every photograph is the result of specific choices made by the one behind the camera before the shutter opens and closes, and now, increasingly, during the editing and production processes. To really "see" a photograph, therefore, it is critical to know both the photographer and what is involved in the process.
AB - A photograph often tells more about who was behind the camera than what lies in front of it. From its invention in 1839 in the workshops of Louis Daguerre and Fox Talbot, photography has generally succeeded in giving the impression that it conveys complete accuracy and the unadorned truth. Yet every photograph is the result of specific choices made by the one behind the camera before the shutter opens and closes, and now, increasingly, during the editing and production processes. To really "see" a photograph, therefore, it is critical to know both the photographer and what is involved in the process.
UR - https://digitalcommons.lmu.edu/theo_fac/38
M3 - Article
VL - 138
SP - 23
EP - 25
JO - Commonweal
JF - Commonweal
IS - 9
ER -