History of photography. The desire for visual representa
May 25, 2015
History of photography.The desire for visual representation
AS early as 4th century B.C.E. Chinese philosopher Mo Ti discovered lens less
prototype: PINHOLE
1694 portable camera obscura
Camera lucida
SUBJECT
ARTIST
1826-1827 Heliograph Joseph Niepce
View from Window, first to develop permanent images through the action of light.
Joseph Niepce
What was Daugerre doing?
Highly polished silvered plates, sensitizing them I dark with heated define
crystals and immediately placing them in the camera making a 1 HOUR exposure
in bright sunlight.
Published a manual 1839
What was Henry Talbot doing?
Accidentally created light sensitive paper for making negatives
1834 invented the salted paper print, which allowed him to make camera-less images of botanical specimens.
Daguerreotype
Carte de Viste
1844calotype {salted paper}