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Gittings Studios

Gittings Studios is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Gittings Studios rather than just read about it. In short: Gittings Studios is a photographic studio founded in 1928 by Paul Gittings, Sr.. Gittings bought the Bachrach Studios in the southern region of the United States during the Great Depression.

Key takeaways

Gittings Studios belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Gittings Studios to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Gittings Studios from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Gittings Studios is a photographic studio founded in 1928 by Paul Gittings, Sr.. Gittings bought the Bachrach Studios in the southern region of the United States during the Great Depression. The Gittings laboratory was a pioneer of color dye transfer prints. In the 1960s, the Gittings laboratories were the first to use machines from Kodak that would develop into the "one hour processing." Due to this progress, the Gittings laboratory lost a substantial portion of its market in the professional color film processing industry. Paul Linwood Gittings, Sr. was instrumental in organizing, funding and establishing the International Photography Hall of Fame and Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. In the 1950s and 1960s, Mr. Gittings also operated a studio within Neiman Marcus. In his autobiography entitled Color Portraiture, he writes, "The photographer doesn't sell photographs; he sells sentiment and flattery. From the day that he [the photographer] understands the philosophy of the product he sells and bends his efforts to that end alone, he will prosper." and "Finally, if I could choose those words of wisdom which have served me best, during a long photographic lifetime, I would mention first: 'The only difference between the difficult and the impossible is that the impossible takes more time.' Sometimes the hundredth attempt is the one that brings success." The company has trained and inspired generations of portrait photographers. The organization was sold in 1987 to Paul Skipworth, then again in 1998 to Greg Lorfing. Under Lorfing's direction, Gittings has worked in 15 countries in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, gaining worldwide recognition as a leading studio for legal portraiture.

Citations CHRISS, CATHERINE (1990-10-06). "'All I want to do is preserve who I am'". Houston Chronicle. Crofford, Ava (1988-08-02). "The Diamond Years of Texas Photography". The Dallas Morning News. Lemann, Nicholas (1988-08-02). "The Gittings People". Texas Monthly. Gittings, Paul (1979). "Direct Color Portraiture". Houston,Texas: Gulf publishing. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)

External links Gittings Website

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Gittings Studios

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Gittings Studios claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Gittings Studios before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Gittings Studios ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Gittings Studios

In research: Gittings Studios appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Gittings Studios in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Gittings Studios is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics American companies established in 1928, Design companies established in 1928, History of photography, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Gittings Studios outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Gittings Studios in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Gittings Studios means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
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Frequently asked questions

What is Gittings Studios in simple terms?

Gittings Studios is a photographic studio founded in 1928 by Paul Gittings, Sr.. Gittings bought the Bachrach Studios in the southern region of the United States during the Great Depression.

Why does Gittings Studios matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Gittings Studios?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Gittings Studios.