pictorialism

i had allot of trouble understanding this text, there was to many names and dates but never the less it was still interesting

pictorialsm was a photography movement around the 1850, it started to increase interest in the 1900s. the style they aimed for was to have a "painted" sort of look, they would often print on textured paper and tend to steer clear of the "commercial glossy paper". the movement valued to have more control over there own images like developing and process unlike the "snap shooter" who would get their images developed at the shops.

by developing their own photos this would allow them to high light and blur and make any adjustments to the image where ever they pleased. iv tended to notice most pictorial work has sort of a 'darker' 'gloomy' sense to it

Frederick Evans
‘York Minster: In Sure and Certain Hope’
1903

http://artblart.wordpress.com/2009/01/26/truthbeauty-pictorialism-and-the-photograph-as-art-1845-1945-exhibition-at-george-eastman-house-new-york/