The street photographer Weegee used this phenomenon to name a series of experimental photos of subjects including Marilyn Monroe and Liberace. For 10 points each:
[10h] Barrel, pincushion, and mustache are the three forms of what phenomenon in photography? This phenomenon names a series of over 200 photos by André Kertész, mostly of elongated female nudes.
ANSWER: distortion [or Distortions; or word forms like distorting; accept lens distortion]
[10e] Barrel distortion can be achieved using this type of ultra wide-angle lens, whose name reflects the visual experience of an animal underwater.
ANSWER: fisheye lens
[10m] Bill Brandt, who achieved distortion in his photos of nudes via wide-angle close-ups, studied under this artist. This pioneer of the photogram painted two f-holes onto a model’s back for a 1924 photograph.
ANSWER: Man Ray [or Emmanuel Radnitzky] (The photograph is Le Violon d’Ingres.)
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