-most of this genre's images focus on the natural world without the presence of humans
-tends to be more formal than other types of photography
-inspiration was first found in paintings and the land
Carleton E. Watkins:
-wanted to capture the grandeur of the American West
-began photographing the yosemite valley in 1861
-opened his own gallery in 1858 in SF
Tim O'Sullivan:
-principle photographer for Gardner's famous book, the Photographic Sketcbook of the War
-after the civil war, Tim was the lead photographer on the first U.S. govt. photographic survey of the lands west of the Mississippi
-his photos were straightforward shots of amazing landscapes
Thinking Artistically:
-viewpoint is the most important part of composition
-where you position the camera is very important
-value is an image's light and dark areas, especially important in black and white pics
-balance between unity and variety
Composition: placing all the objects within the frame or space of the image
Balance: refers to how those objects relate to one another in size, location, color, etc.
-one of the most important methods for composing images is rule of 3rds
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