Role Of Photography Research Articles

The origins of photography at the British Museum, 1839–1860

Abstract This article evolved from the separate researches undertaken by the two authors into the photographic career of Roger Fenton at the British Museum. It was felt that previous accounts of Fenton's career at the British Museum had not fully taken into account the position of photography at the Museum before his appointment in the early 1850s, and that this should be more thoroughly researched. As a result, important pieces of information were discovered which enabled a clearer chronology to emerge of the role of photography within the Museum during the 1840s. Certain important facts which change both the chronology, as well as the form, of Fenton's Museum career will also be mentioned.

Images of native americans still photography

Abstract For most people the image of Native Americans has been defined primarily by John Wayne movies and the Buffalo nickel. The image of the “Redman”, whether noble or savage, has become a distorted and seldom challenged part of the American myth. The existence of such a situation is partly the result of ignorance. It is also partly the result of racism, for the story of the way non-Native Americans have dealt with Native Americans is not a pretty one. We have seen Native Americans as we want to see them, rather than as they were and are. One factor in shaping our concepts has been the still photograph. Photographs were taken for a variety of reasons, and the examination of some examples raises numerous questions about the “reality” of the images of Native Americans as well as about photography's role in capturing or influencing those images.

The role of photography in the presentation of bitemark evidence: Dennis A. HavelJ. Biol. Photogr. 1985;53:59–62

The role of photography in the presentation of bitemark evidence: Dennis A. HavelJ. Biol. Photogr. 1985;53:59–62

Photography's Role in Tourism: Some Unexplored Relationships. Richard M. Chalfen. Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 6, no. 4, October/December 1979, pp. 435-447. Department of Habitational Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751. $6

Photography's Role in Tourism: Some Unexplored Relationships. Richard M. Chalfen. Annals of Tourism Research, vol. 6, no. 4, October/December 1979, pp. 435-447. Department of Habitational Resources, University of Wisconsin-Stout, Menomonie, Wisconsin 54751. $6

Photograph's role in tourism: Some unexplored relationships

Chalfen, Richard M., “Photography's Role in Tourism: Some Unexplored Relationships,” Annals of Tourism Research,” October/December 1979, VI(4):435–447. While photography is one of the most common attributes of tourist behavior, its role in tourism has never been studied. Tourist photography is understood as both photographs made by tourists and photographs made available to tourists by members of the host community. This paper draws attention to three unexamined topics: the relationship between certain tourist types and patterns of photographic behavior and/or content of photographs; the culturally variable standards of appropriate subject matter and camera use in different parts of the world; and the variety of responses exhibited by host communities to being photographed. Examples are given of host sensitivities and camera related disturbances. A trend is noticed in which host communities specify which images are appropriate and inappropriate for tourist photography.

Successful Photographic Techniques through Night Vision Devices

The storage of information on photographic film has long served the scientist in maintaining and preserving a permanent record of experiments. In our particular field of endeavor, electro-optics, the role of photography has been of particular importance. To demonstrate a night vision device to a large group of people requires either a large dark room or that you take these people into the field at night. The use of motion pictures and still photographs allows us to demonstrate our developmental achievements at any time as well as allowing us to preserve a permanent record of system performance throughout its developmental life.

Space Photography's Role in Exploration: ABSTRACT

Space, or hyperaltitude, photographs are defined as End_Page 621------------------------------ photographs taken from orbital altitudes. Sufficient relatively high-quality space photography is available to permit evaluation of selected areas offering a broad spectrum of structural complexities, rock types, and geographic locations. An important aspect of hyperaltitude photography is the synoptic overview of large areas without regard to natural and artificial boundaries. This type of view will prove quite valuable in regional geologic studies and the planning of exploratory programs. Many difficult geologic problems in one area may easily be solved by comparison with another area where the critical relations are exposed. Certain electronic image enhancement techniques may prove to be a valuable aid in the interpretations process, especially for the ERTS imagery. The ERTS progra scheduled for 1972 will furnish imagery with a ground resolution of 400-600 ft. The Skylab program in 1973 will provide the geologist with excellent color photography with 30-60-ft resolution of large areas between the 50th parallels. Space photography should yield important data which will result in a much better understanding of such things as major tectonism, continental drift, nearshore deposition, and comparative geology on a global scale. End_of_Article - Last_Page 622------------

Photography and Rockets

AbstractThis paper describes some of the contributions to research being made by photographic techniques in conjunction with the British high altitude research rocket Skylark. The role of photography in general in such research is briefly reviewed. An account is then given of the special ballistic photography developed for the grenade method of measuring high altitude winds and temperature. Work in progress on obtaining star photograbhs in the ultra-violet (1700A) and on measuring the solar X-ray flux (near 10A) is described. Some account is also given of a photoelectric method of satellite tracking and of the part played by photography in this.