Behind the lens, these women created photographs that leap over decades

Would you buy a headband from this woman? Lee Miller took the photo for a fashion item. A pretty woman could sell a lot of headbands to avid readers of photo magazines. And Lee Miller (1907-1977) was certainly pretty. Model, photographer, muse and lover of surrealist Man Ray, lover (perhaps also muse) of many more men than Man, photojournalist, accredited …

The first Philippine photographs – a thriller?

The story of the first Filipino daguerreotypes is becoming a thriller. Let me resume. We are currently discussing two groups of ancient Filipino daguerreotypes. One is the Hispanic Society of America daguerreotypes, consisting of a series of photographs of Manila, Marikina, and the Sturgis House in Manila taken in the 1840s. These were found fairly recently in the Hispanic archives. …

The Duchess of Cambridge told children to take fewer photos

The Duchess of Cambridge’s children keep telling her to “stop taking pictures”. Catherine, 39, is raising Prince George, seven, Princess Charlotte, six, and Prince Louis, three, with her husband Prince William, and she revealed the trio are all complaining about taking so many photos of them for herself. memories. Speaking to promote her ‘Hold Still’ photography project, the Duchess – …

Photographs that bring the past to the present

Dutch artist Jasper de Beijer skillfully uses game modeling software, precise drawings and scrupulously detailed models. He has a theatrical flair, an overflowing imagination and a passion for the historical research necessary for the construction of unusual paintings, which he photographs with a digital camera, making small prints. While photography was once meant to capture the truth of a moment, …

Relevance of photographs and drawings to forensic medicine

In forensic work, photographs and drawings are indispensable. They give more information than several pages of text. When inserted into the autopsy protocol, they provide an objective record and add tremendously to the weight given to forensic testimony. PHOTOGRAPHS Photographs should be taken of all potentially important medical evidence that can be photographically recorded. It is always better to take …