Presented at
Notacon 1 (2004),
Unknown date/time
(Unknown duration)
Using a series slides, Mr. Aitken will present a light hearted presentation demonstrating some of the unexpected ways the medium of photography has influenced our culture. He will also explore the historical tendency to, "accept photographs as literal or truthful, even if they were manipulated."
We may believe today that it took the advent of Photoshop and other computer software to make the art of doctoring photographs truly possible. However, Mr. Aitken will show how this practice began shortly after the invention of photograph itself in 1839!
Presenters:
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Alexander Aitken
Mr. Aitken is a long-time Cleveland area photographer and printmaker. He works as a full-time instructor of photography at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and has also taught photographic technique at many local schools and institutions. Most recently his work was part of the, "Bits&Pieces;@PBL" group exhibition of digital art at the Peter B. Lewis building on the Case campus. He is known for his numerous publications and exhibitions and has had the opportunity to serve as a judge at numerous competitions. Mr. Aitken received both his B.F.A and M.F.A. at Ohio University.
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