Monday, January 10, 2011

American Photography Notes

  • Daily News- oldest daily newspaper
  • Daily News sold because of its photographs
  • Evening Graphics-most extreme tabloid
  • photographs staged and then pasted faces
  • 1920s, photography for ads more realistic than drawings
  • photography makes objects advertised more desirable
  • photography added new dimension to fame
  • people could connect more to the famous
  • sport stars became superstars because of photography
  • Babe Ruth made 50 thousand in baseball and millions in advertisements
  • photography made Hollywood celebrities' identity

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