Congratulations to everyone on Happy Photographer's Day!
Let your creativity prevail over making money, and bring pleasure to you, your clients, and ordinary viewers who admire your photographs at exhibitions, in magazines, on the Internet, or just in an album! I wish everyone to always focus on more bright moments and not pass by beautiful things that deserve to be captured in history!
July 12 - Photographer's Day
Photographer's Day Celebrated on July 12th, this is the day of Saint Veronica, who is considered the patroness of photography.
Saint Veronica, whose memory is associated with the miraculous image of the suffering Savior, became one of the most popular national saints, despite the fact that some church authorities and critical researchers spoke out against the historical authenticity of Veronica and her legend.
Let's try to restore the events. Betrayed and condemned to martyrdom, Jesus Christ walked to Mount Calvary, carrying His cross to be crucified. The procession was surrounded by a crowd accompanying the Savior to His suffering on the cross. Veronica merged with the human sea and followed Christ.
Exhausted, Jesus fell under the weight of the cross, and Veronica, taking pity on Him, ran up to Him, gave Him water to drink and gave Him her robe to wipe the sweat from his face. Returning home, Veronica discovered that the holy face of the Savior was imprinted on the fabric. This cloth of Saint Veronica eventually found its way to Rome and became known here under the name of the Icon Not Made by Hands...
During the Middle Ages, almost every church had an image of Veronica with her sudarium (sweatplate). Veronica also took a strong place in the mysteries of the Middle Ages and is still the main figure of the sixth station of the Way of the Cross.
It is believed that the name Veronica is a distortion of the Latin vera icon (“true image”) - this is what the “Veronica’s cloth” was called, distinguishing it from other images of Christ. The story of Saint Veronica first appears in the apocryphal Acts of Pilate, dating back to the 4th or 5th century.
The image and deeds of Saint Veronica have led to her being revered as the patroness of photographers and photography. Therefore, amateurs and photography professionals celebrate this day as photographer’s day.
The first photograph was taken in 1826 by the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niepce, and is called “View from the Window”. The shooting time lasted 8 hours. It is known that the first photographs were black and white. The first color photographs appeared in mid-19th centuries, and three cameras were used to create them - a light filter (red, green and blue) was installed on each, and then the images were combined.
World Photography Day is celebrated annually in many countries on August 19th. On this day in 1839, the French government, which bought the patent of the French chemist and inventor Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre (Daguerre) on the method of obtaining a print (daguerreotype), made the discovery of the daguerreotype public knowledge of the world community - in other words, a wide range of ordinary people learned about the invention of the prototype of photography, reports Calendar.
Saint Veronica, according to the Bible, gave Jesus a cloth as he went to Calvary so that he could wipe the sweat from his face. The face of Christ is imprinted on this fabric. Almost two millennia later, when photography was invented, the Pope declared this day World Photographer's Day.
During the Middle Ages, almost every church had an image of Veronica with her sudarium (sweatplate). Veronica also took a strong place in the mysteries of the Middle Ages and is still the main figure of the sixth station of the Way of the Cross. Icon of St. Veronica Icon of St. Veronica It is believed that the name Veronica is a corruption of the Latin vera icon (“true image”) - this is how the “plate of Veronica” was called, distinguishing it from other images of Christ. The story of Saint Veronica first appears in the apocryphal Acts of Pilate, dating back to the 4th or 5th century.
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| "View from the workshop window" Joseph Nicéphore Niepce. |
French inventor and Niépce's partner Louis Daguerre (remember daguerreotypes?) took a photograph of a Parisian street in 1838, the work is called "Boulevard du Temple". The street seems deserted because the photo was taken at a 10 minute exposure, people were moving along the street too quickly and could not stay in the photo. But one of the passers-by still stopped to polish his shoes. It remained motionless long enough to be captured on the photographic plate. This is the first ever photograph of a person.
In 1839, American photography pioneer Robert Hinnieser Cornelius took a self-portrait. This photograph became the first portrait and self-portrait in history.
The first person to invent the negative was William Henry Fox Talbot. This event took place in 1839. The inventor called his method of photography calotype, which meant “beauty.” In the same year, Hippolyte Bayard presented the world with his first positive imprint. John Herschel, an English astronomer, physicist, mathematician, chemist, botanist and photographer, called Talbot's invention "photography" and coined the words "negative" and "positive", as well as "Snapshot".
The first color photographs appeared in the middle of the 19th century. To create them, three cameras were used - a light filter (red, green and blue) was installed on each, and then the images were combined. It was long and painstaking work in pursuit of beauty and maximum authenticity. The first color photograph was taken in 1861 by James Maxwell, an English physicist. For the first time, photographs began to be retouched and, at the customer’s request, made “colored,” which was achieved by painting with watercolors, in 1840. This was a terrible luxury at that time.
The appearance of the first plates for color photography dates back to 1904, they were produced by the Lumiere company.
Here is another early color photograph, dated 1872 and taken in the south of France by photographer Louis Duc du Hauron.
The first aerial photography was taken in 1858 by the French cartoonist Gaspard Felix Tournache. He took his camera into the balloon's basket and took several pictures from above of the French village of Petit-Becetre. However, time has ruined these photographs. Now the earliest photo taken from the air is a frame from 1860, showing the city of Boston (USA).
The first underwater photographs were taken by William Thomas in 1856. Unfortunately, all footage from that year has been lost. Above is the first published underwater photograph (Louis Boutant, 1890).
The first image from space was taken in New Mexico. On October 24, 1946, a 35mm camera mounted on a V-2 rocket captured the image from 65 miles above the Earth. Nowadays, we are accustomed to colorful NASA photographs and video footage from Earth orbit. And then, in 1946, when the war had just ended, it was an unprecedented miracle to see this.
The basis of the digital camera was invented in 1973. These were CCD matrices, with the help of which it was possible to obtain an image measuring 100x100 pixels.
The first astronomical electron photo was taken using such matrices the following year, 1974.
The history of digital photography begins with the Mavica camera, which was released by Sony in 1981. Mavica is an almost full-fledged DSLR with interchangeable lenses and a resolution of 570x490 pixels. However, then it was considered a “static video camera”, the result of which was not a video stream, but static pictures - individual frames. Officially, the world's first digital camera is considered to be the development of Kodak, or rather Steven Sesson. The camera he invented recorded the image on an audio cassette with magnetic tape. The image recording time from the moment the shutter button was pressed was 22 seconds.
The world's first autofocus SLR was released by Polaroid in 1979, and in 1985 Minolta released a camera that eventually became the standard for SLR cameras (both the sensor and motor were contained in the camera body).
Classification of photographers, or Soap dishes and DSLRs
Cameras are divided into point-and-shoot cameras and DSLRs. It is a fact. Additional divisions are from the evil one and only bring confusion into children's fragile minds.
Soap dishes are pistols. They are convenient to carry in your pocket as if in a holster, quickly grab them and shoot in all directions. Results are not guaranteed. Because either you often miss (with focus, ISO and other garbage, the existence of which you don’t even suspect), or at long distances the “bullet” loses its destructive power (sharpness and detail).
SLR - sniper rifle. You can take good aim and kill the hell out of it. Those. get a picture of such quality that if you squint your eyes to your nose when looking at it, pure 3D comes out. But at the same time, the rate of fire is lost, and the dimensions of the weapon greatly increase.
The soapbox fighter is mobile. Poorly predictable. Hasty and sloppy. He walks down the street, sees a fountain - BANG - 2 frames. There is a monument - bang - 3 frames, there is a dog - BANG - 5 frames. For some particularly hasty amateurs, half of the photographs are photographs of the insides of their own pockets. Or blurred spots of color, well suited for the Luscher test.
A real mirror artist - like Amundsen on his expedition to the South Pole. He walks angrily, sweating like a caravan camel. He carries a one-kilogram camera, a bag with a couple of lenses and a tripod screwed to his back. He saw a fountain, a monument and a dog in the coffin. He doesn't get distracted by little things. If he plans to arrange his vast household, it will be at least for the Cathedral of St. Peter or the Pyramid of Cheops. Like a true sniper, he chooses a place, arranges it, arranging it, setting it up, taking exposure measurements. Makes corrections for the wind, the position of stars and the magnetic field. Then he freezes motionless, waiting for the right light.
Soapy is cheerful, carefree and cheerfully goofy.
The mirrorman is gloomy, concentrated and contemptuous.
The soap maker, with the joy of a neophyte idiot, posts all kinds of photographs on the Internet. “Me and the fountain”, “me and the monument”, “I’m running away from the dog from the previous frame.”
The mirror guy spends half an hour cutting each frame with Photoshop at the level of individual pixels. He pulls out the white and red balances with pliers. Each posted photo must be accompanied by a full size, RAW and instructions on how to view it correctly.
The soap guy stupidly adds dozens of other people's photos.
DSLRs shit until they're blue in the face on forums for any reason (but the Nikon Vs. Cannon topic is especially popular).
The soap man treats his camera lightly. It doesn’t matter that she washes (she’s supposed to), eats batteries like a pig eats acorns, and has a control system more confusing than the Cretan labyrinth with the Minotaur. That in the light she more or less films everything, in the dark - only the darkness itself. He drops it, gets it wet in the rain and wipes the lens with spit and his fingers.
The mirror maker has a set of filters, a collection of highly specialized rags and brushes, and checks the matrix daily for hot pixels. Any deviation from the norm makes him depressed.
And then there are film-makers - those in general SCARY people. When you meet someone, run and don’t look back!
According to statistics, today only 2 out of 10 photographs taken with digital cameras are printed on paper, and in total there are more than 65 billion digital photographs printed in the world. This means that soon this number will exceed the 66 billion mark, it will exceed the number of photographs in the world printed from film.
- I can disfigure anyone with one movement of my finger!
- Oh, you must be a jiu-jitsu master?
- No, I'm a photographer!
Rules for a cool photographer
1. The first rule of a cool photographer: never show your pictures!
2. The second rule of a cool photographer is don’t show your pictures to anyone! If they still ask you to show it, excuse yourself. Tell us about the terabytes of raw files on your computer, the workload, about copyright and related rights, about contracts with Harper’s Bazaar, Esquire, and other glossy magazines and advertising agencies.
3. If you have a blog, from time to time post pictures of recognized photographers with moderately laudatory comments like “this is how you should shoot!” Theorize more.
4. B as a last resort– post a couple of abstract photographs with the note “well, I’m playing the fool” (or “these are my youthful experiences”). Not more!
5. Register on as many communities, forums and websites dedicated to photography as possible. Speak out often, scold moderately, without fanaticism. Use expressions: “mediocre”, “dull shit”, “the horizon is littered”, “your matrix is dirty”, “withered colors”, “where is the idea?” (option “where is the concept?”) and so on. A real cool photographer will always find something to criticize. Don't praise! Newcomers are bullied until they are completely destroyed.
6. Learn the terminology. The words “exposure correction”, “bracketing”, “crop”, “polarization”, “bokeh” should bounce off your teeth like “daddy-mama”. Use them!
7. Learn the lingo and use it confidently. Call a lens a “lens,” a wide-format lens a “wide,” a flash a “puff,” and an aperture a “hole.” Say it's more convenient.
8. Despise the rules, but hate those who do not respect them.
9. Learn the names of a couple of famous photographers and know their statements in detail. Use them when theorizing and criticizing.
10. Install Photoshop on your computer latest version. English. Master the “stamp.” Tell everyone that you don’t use Photoshop at all! And blaspheme everyone who uses it.
11. Photo filters are crutches for cripples! A universal lens is only suitable for the armless and legless. A professional uses different lenses for each occasion, and uses his legs and head to zoom in and out of an object!
12. Get a camera. Remember: “Kenon” is cheap and pop. Panasonic, Sony, Olympus and Konica are garbage. As a last resort, take Nikon or Pentax. Better - Leica or Hasselblad. If you don’t have enough money, find a wide-format “Kyiv”. There is no need to load expensive film into it - just carry the camera with you.
13. In general, the more lenses, flashes, filters, exposure meters you have in your bag, the cooler you are!
14. Professionals shoot on film or with very cool digital cameras. If you don’t have money for something like 1D Mark, carry an ancient film camera with you, citing the fact that “digital” is far from “film”. Justify this by incorrect color rendition, low resolution compared to film and comparative youth technologies.
15. If you still use a digital camera, declare that you ignore the screen, and at the same time the viewfinder with a built-in exposure meter. You set all the settings based on experience and by eye.
16. Find a friend with a photo studio and hang out with him more often.
17. From time to time, disappear for a day or two. Say that there was a big order, I didn’t leave the photo studio. Or that he flew to Kamchatka to photograph geysers on his own National Geographic helicopter.
18. Keep a diploma from some photography school on your desk, but don’t forget to say that you have long outgrown your teachers.
19. Memorize Ken Rockwell's article on photography. Refute it or justify it with examples depending on the situation.
20. Thoroughly study all camera models - up to 40 years inclusive. Regularly read releases of new products and know by heart all the cameras, lenses, and flashes available today.
21. Constantly monitor photo exhibitions. It is not necessary to attend them; just read the reviews.
If you start using these rules regularly, everyone around you will sooner or later recognize you as a cool photographer!
One photographer, being invited to a party, took several of his photographs in order to show them to the guests on occasion.
The hostess, seeing the pictures, exclaimed:
- What amazing photographs! You apparently have a very expensive camera!
The photographer didn’t answer her, but said goodbye at the end of the evening:
- Thank you, dinner was cooked perfectly! You must have very good pots!
Post on one of the forums:
I recently purchased a Canon 400D camera. In a short time I have already taken a bunch of photos and now I’m thinking about combining business with pleasure. Namely, part-time work photographing weddings. I am familiar with the practice of photography firsthand - I had decent experience in photographing with Zenit. I'm wondering what is needed for this. The only lens available so far is a kit one, I understand that I need another one, but I can’t handle it now. Is it possible only with whale? You need an external flash, for the money I estimate 6-8 thousand, please recommend which one is better to take. Additional card I'll buy memory and a battery. What else is needed? A tripod with a “cable” - I don’t know?, in my opinion it’s not necessary to have it.
Answer:
I recently purchased a scalpel from a medical equipment store. In a short time I’ve already torn up a leather sofa and almost killed my dog, and now I’m thinking about combining business with pleasure. Namely, to work as a cardiac surgeon. I am familiar with the practice of surgery firsthand - I had decent experience working with a can opener. I'm wondering what is needed for this. The scalpel is not yet sharpened and there is only one, I understand that another is needed, but now I can’t handle it. Is it possible to perform coronary artery bypass grafting with just one scalpel?
The Photographer's Clueless Dictionary
PHOTO CAMERA - a cell in a pre-trial detention center in which only photographers sit. The most crowded cell, since we now have photographers on every corner.
LENS - the photographer's penis, which they like to measure with. The thicker and longer the lens, the more professional the photographer.
OBJECTIVE REALITY is the world in which a photographer lives, thinking only about his lens and good shots.
BLEND - the foreskin of the photographer's lens.
FRAMEWORK - women who are framed by the photographer. The photographer... does not use these women physiologically, but only photographs them with his large lens.
DIGITAL is the working tool of a modern photographer, into which he screws his lens in order to shoot frames with it.
FILM - a coating that covers an old photographer; frames are glued to the film. For modern photographers, film is no longer in fashion. They are going digital.
FILM DEVELOPMENT - the photographer gathers his colleagues, also photographers, and shows them his film with frames, and they shake their heads with the air of experts and make comments.
DIAPHRAGM is the organ with which the photographer hiccups.
SHUTTER RATE - the photographer's ability to remain calm and not screw up the shots.
SHARPNESS - the photographer’s rudeness towards others.
FLASH is an unexpected aggressive emotion during which the photographer usually throws tripods at people.
A TRIPOD is a stick on which a drunk photographer places his working tool when his hands can no longer hold it.
REMOVE WITH YOUR HANDS - lowering your pants, which the drunk photographer had already worn too much during the flash.
Wiggle - the movement of the hair on the photographer's ass when he sees a good shot.
FOCUS is a photographer's trick when he takes pictures without a lens or flash.
PHOTO MODEL - a toy camera made of wood on which little photographers practice.
MIRROR is a disease of fat photographers.
PHOTO SOAP Dish - a container from which photographers drink vodka.
A PHOTO ARTIST is a photographer who does not know how to take pictures and therefore draws photographs in Photoshop.
A PHOTOGRAPHER is a pervert who has sex with cameras.
GET DRINKED - get drunk with vodka (photographic)
ANGLE - the photographer's view of the world from a crooked position.
Nude - the photographer's exclamation at the sight of small tits. "Nude, where are the tits?"
NIKON is the photo-patriarch who introduced a schism into the photographic church, dividing photographers into two parts: Nikonists and canonists.
CANON is the true law, which is followed by photographers who did not follow Patriarch Nikon.
Watering can is what nonconformist photographers who don’t give a damn about Nikon and the canons use to water the flowers in the garden.
PHOTO SESSION is a test week for photographers, when they are given shots.
FISH EYE - the eye of a very drunk photographer.
RED EYE EFFECT - a photographer’s morning hangover after photo shoots, accompanied by a swollen face and a terrible dry patch.
HORIZON - a situation where a light bulb sets an umbrella on fire.
THE HORIZON IS OVERLOADED is the only correct comment to any photo. It's drunken colleagues of photographers who can't look at the world directly after photo shoots with good shots.
EXPOSURE is a pose that the model unexpectedly takes because the photographer screwed up the shutter speed and gave free rein to his lens.
BACKGROUND - healthy rags in the background that photographers like to wipe their lenses on after photo sessions.
THE BACKGROUND IS SOMILED - backgrounds stained with something after exposures.
LIGHT FILTER - model Svetlana, who gives only to some photographers after shooting, but does not give to others.
OVEREXPOSE - keep the lens in the frame for so long that children may appear.
ENLARGEMENT - a vacuum pump for enlarging the lens.
DEVELOPER is a photographer who always develops good shots.
FIXER - superglue that the photographer uses to glue frames to the backgrounds so that they do not run away.
PHOTOGRAPHING SHIT - photographing exclusively naked male genitals.
GLAMOR PHOTOGRAPHER - a man who is too well dressed to take pictures of poop.
WHITE BALANCE - the ratio of the amount of cocaine in the left and right nostrils of a glamor photographer.
FOCUS - the photographer's excitement at the sight of an undressed woman.
ZOOM - magnifies the lens at the moment of focusing.
FOCAL LENGTH - the distance that an average photographer can cover in one second towards an undressed woman, while pulling out the lens and grabbing her, the woman, by the breast
A very professional photographer dies. His right hand rests on his favorite camera - Canon, lying on a blanket, all the walls are covered with photographs with the captions “My cat”, “My dog”, “My mother-in-law”, “My sunrises and sunsets”, etc. Suddenly he feels that someone is standing by the bed: “Who are you?” - Your death!
- My?! Smile!
Photographer Sidorov abandoned the Western habit of asking those photographed to say "chi-i-i-iz." From his own experience, he knows that a smile turns out much more natural if the photographed person says “he-e-er to you.”
Professional holiday "Photographer's Day" celebrated annually on July 12. It is dedicated to people who have the gift of capturing moments of life, capturing rare moments and capturing them in a frame that sometimes contains someone's life, history. The holiday helps photography specialists unite, feel needed, and instill perseverance and responsibility for their work.
History and traditions
The date of the holiday is symbolic meaning. July 12 (old style) is the day of remembrance of Saint Veronica, patroness of photography. This woman was a witness to the Way of the Cross of Jesus Christ. Legend tells that when Jesus was walking along the road to Calvary and his strength was leaving him under the weight of the cross, Veronica handed him a handkerchief to wipe his face. Returning home, Veronica unfolded the scarf and saw the holy face reflected on the fabric. Since then, the scarf, famous as the Image Not Made by Hands, has been in Rome. After these events, the face of the Savior was imprinted on the fabric, and the Christian saint went down in history as the “creator” of the first photograph.
According to another version, the date of the holiday coincides with the birthday of George Eastman, an American businessman, inventor and founding father of Kodak.
In Russia, Photographer's Day is gaining popularity every year. The masters hope that their professional holiday will soon be given official status. On this day festivals, competitions, open lessons, exhibitions, meetings and group classes for those wishing to improve their photography skills.
Interesting Facts
The first photograph in the world is “View from the Window”. It was made in 1826 by the Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niepce.
The first color photographs appeared in the middle of the 19th century.
Many people believe that photography is hard work and a real art. Some may disagree with this, but one thing is certain: high-quality photos talented person always please the eye and make you admire. Every year everything more people order to get their beautiful photos and show them off to family, friends and acquaintances. And these are just some of the reasons why there is a professional holiday - Photographer's Day.
What date is photographer's day?
The holiday is celebrated annually on 12. There are different theories regarding the date, one of which is described below.
History of the holiday - Photographer's Day
Let's start with the fact that it has a second name - St. Veronica's Day. This woman gave the cloth to Jesus, who was going to Calvary, so that He could wipe the sweat from his face. After this, His face remained on the cloth. When photography was invented, a papal decree declared Saint Veronica the patroness of all photographers.
As for the history of photography itself, let us turn to 19th century: in 1839 the daguerreotype became available to the world community; in other words, the first technology became available that made it possible to obtain photographic images. At the end of the 19th century, photography became more widespread and a recognized profession emerged. And in 1914, they began to create small-sized cameras, which made the process of creating photographs much more convenient.
And the date of Photographer’s Day, according to a popular version, is due to the fact that George Eastman, the founder of Kodak, was born on July 12.
How is World Photographer's Day celebrated?
Like any other professional holiday, Photographer's Day is celebrated with a variety of thematic events. There are even websites dedicated to this day and the history of photography. And for all photographers, this is a great opportunity to get together with friends and colleagues and reflect on how this activity has changed their perception of the world. Others can order a photo session, often at a discount, learn more about the history of this wonderful activity and heartily congratulate their familiar photographers.
Photography is a way to capture unique moments in life, sincere human emotions and the most beautiful landscapes of our planet for us and for future generations. Good photography requires a lot of effort and time, as well as the skill and talent of the photographer himself. So let’s not forget their work, especially on July 12, the holiday dedicated to people, who devote their energy to delighting us with high-quality photographs - because this is how we discover things that are familiar to us from new sides.
Every year on July 12, people whose work is related to photography celebrate their professional holiday. This professional holiday there is a historical background that has nothing to do with the invention of the camera and everything connected with it. On this day the Catholic Church celebrates Saint Veronica's Day.
This woman handed over a piece of canvas when Jesus, carrying the cross, ascended to Calvary. Miraculously, the face of Christ was imprinted on a piece of cloth. Almost two thousand years after this event, photography was invented and, by order of the Pope, Saint Veronica began to be considered the patroness of all photographers.
All holidays are on July 12th.
Also, by coincidence of fate, it was on July 12 that a man was born, about whom they said that he gave cameras to the whole world - George Eastman, the founder of the Kodak company.
According to tradition, on this day, services are held in all Catholic churches in honor of St. Veronica, the patroness of all photographers.
Photographer's Day is not an official holiday, which is included in the register of memorable and holiday dates of the Russian Federation. It is not a day off (if it falls on a weekday).