FILM PHOTOGRAPHERS: Berenice Abbott (Architecture) Ansel Adams (Nature Landscape) Robert Adams (Environmentalism) Diane Arbus (Portrait) Eugene Atget (Paris Architecture/Trees) Richard Avedon (Fashion) Werner Bischof (Documentary) Karl Blossfeldt (Botanical) Margaret Bourke-White (Documentary) Jim Brandenburg (Nature) Bill Brandt (Documentary) Brassai (Night Scenes) Marilyn Bridges (Aerial Landscape) Henri Cartier-Bresson (The Decisive Moment) Christopher Burkett (Landscape) Rene Burni Harry Callahan (Portrait/Landscape) Julia Margaret Cameron (Portrait) Robert Capa (Street) Henri Cartier-Bresson (Documentary) Imogen Cunningham (Botanical) Lewis Carroll (Studio Portrait) Bruce Davidson (Documentary) Roy DeCarava (Documentary) Michael Disfarmer (Studio Portrait) Robert Doisneau (Street) Harold Edgerton (Motion) William Eggleston (Conceptual) Elliott Erwitt (Documentary) Walker Evans (Documentary) Freddie Fabris (Recreating Masterpieces) Lee Friedlander (Documentary) Milton Greene (Fashion) John Gutman (Street) Ernst Haas (Documentary) Philippe Halsman (Portrait) Lewis Hine (Documentary) Frank Horvat (Fashion) William Henry Jackson (Landscape) Yousuf Karsh (Portrait) Andre Kertesz (Street) George Krause (Portrait) Heinrich Kuhn (Portrait) Dorthea Lange (Documentary) Jacques-Henri Lartique (Portrait) Helen Levitt (Street) O. Winston Link (Railroad) Vivian Maier (Self Portrait) Sally Mann (Portrait/Landscape) Mary Ellen Mark (Portrait) Jay Maisel (Commercial) Joel Meyerowitz (Street) Tina Modotti (Abstract) Eadweard Muybridge (Motion) Nadar (Portraits) Timothy O'Sullivan (Documentary) Irving Penn (Fashion) Jacob Riis (Documentary) Arthur Rothstein (Documentary) August Sander (Portrait) Aaron Siskind (Abstract) W. Eugene Smith (Documentary) Frederick Sommer (Combination Printing) Edward Steichen (Fashion) Alfred Stieglitz (Portrait) Paul Strand (Street) Brett Weston (Landscape) Edward Weston (Still Life) Gary Winogrand (Street)
America from the Great Depression to World War II: Photographs from the FSA and OWI, ca. 1935-1945 Library of Congress, American Memory Project http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/fsowhome.html
Architecture and Interior Design for 20th Century America: Photographs by Samuel Gottscho and William Schleisner, 1935-1955 Library of Congress, American Memory Project http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/gschtml/gotthome.html
Connecticut History Online Connecticut Historical Society, Thomas H. Dodd Research Center at the University of Connecticut, and the Mystic Seaport Museum http://www.cthistoryonline.org/
Images of African Americans from the 19th Century Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture, New York Public Library Digital Library Collection http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/images_aa19/
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21 Ways to GEt Visual Ideas: 1. Graphic Design Portfolios Look through the portfolios of designers and artists at these sites, which serve as platforms to showcase creative work and collections.
5. Retro Design Certain audiences and content lend themselves to a retro or vintage look. Study examples at these sites to see the attributes you can use for a retro look.
6. Information Graphics and Visualizations Real infographics (not infoposters) could be used more frequently to facilitate learning. Perhaps you’ll find a solution to your problem by viewing the wonderful variety found at these sites.
9. Stock Photo Sites Search stock photo sites and image galleries for concepts that have you stumped. You don’t necessarily need to buy or use an image. This is a way you can see how others are visualizing a concept in ways you hadn’t imagined. It’s a good starting point for ideas to flourish.
12. Visual Design Books Start a collection of visual design books that have lots of examples for inspiration. Buying used books through online stores reduces costs.
14. Comics Most people appreciate that storytelling through comics appeals to many learners. It’s also a more complex style than meets the eye. Here are some sites to check out the visual language and storytelling features of comics.
