History of Photography
I chose for my term paper three extremely different photographers, who lived in the same era, yet they had contrary set of ideas. As I was analyzing which photographers I was going to write my term paper on, I ran into Robert Mapplethorpe. The reason why I wanted to analyze him was because I realized that such a talented photographer began experimenting his first photographs in the early 1970s with a Polaroid camera, by that time this camera was novelty and was being mass-marketed. I also realized how he becomes a product of his own time, ignoring what he called a photograph, yet becoming a well-known photographer. He did not feel a strong ideological commitment to photography; rather it simply became the medium that could best convey his statement. But he realized that photography had a history, and he set out to educate himself about it. Mapplethorpe began mastering his technique, which made him different from all of the other photographers. Mapplethorpe did not consider himself a photographer, and did not aspire in any way to become one. Ironically, he became well known, although his idea was to take his own pictures rather than use someone else's from magazines. The Polaroid was popular, unfussy and r
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Some common words found in the essay are:
Diane Arbus, Self Portrait, Robert Mapplethorpe, Annie Leibovitzs, Richard Avedon, Leibovitz Avedon, American West, Arbus Avedon, Robert Mapplethorpe's, Mapplethorpe's Polaroids, diane arbus, richard avedon, avedon fashion, history photography, mens bodies, avedon fashion photography, past decades, andy warhol, contemporary photography, robert mapplethorpe, photograph naked, photography avedon arbus,
Approximate Word count = 1924
Approximate Pages = 8 (250 words per page double spaced)
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