Quiz 1 & 2 Flashcards
Study for upcoming quiz! (30 cards)
The poet Edgar Allen Poe thought that photography would harm peoples appreciation for literature.
True or False?
False!
In the mid 19th century, which author look up the subject of photography & the photographer?
Nathaniel Hawthorne!
Camera Obscura?
It was a device the size of a room but it was then modified for photography!
Camera Lucida
This was a camera that was used when traveling!
Why did Fox Talbot begin to use photography?
Talbot couldn’t draw very well so he was using it to assist in his drawings!
Joseph Nicephore Niepce
1) 1816
2) Paper with a light sensitive solution on it.
3) The tones were reversed.
What did Joseph Nicephore Niepce do?
1) Shifted his interests to copying engravings.
2) Used a plate coated with Bitumen Judea.
3) A long exposure times.
What did Louis Daguerre & Joseph Niepce?
1) 1828 Daguerre and Niepce are introduced.
2) 1829 they sign a contract.
Who was Louis Daguerre?
1) Showman
2) Diorama
3) Francis Arago proposed life-time pensions.
Who was the first photographer geared towards fine art?
Henry Fox Talbot!
Who opened the first photography studio?
Henry Fox Talbot!
Who invented the Calotype?
Henry Fox Talbot!
Who thought that photography could cure the mentally ill?
Hugh Welch Diamond!
Who was sent to go take photos of historic landmarks?
Maxime Du Camp!
What was Gustave Le Grey known for?
He combined two photos to make one!
What was Albert Sands Southworth & Josiah Johnson Hawes known for?
Know for their work with the Daguerreotype, and photos of popular people!
Who took the first photo that portrayed movement?
Charles Negre!
What style of photography did David Octavious Hill like?
He liked the Calotype!
Explain the Daguerreotype.
Surface: Mirror Like & Highly Detailed
Process: Two Step
Exposure Time: Few Seconds
Sturdiness: Fragile
Explain the Calotype.
Surface: Matte & High Contrast
Process: Two Step
Exposure Time: Few Minutes
Sturdiness: Hardy
Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre
Who: French artist and photographer.
What: Co-inventor of the daguerreotype (first practical photographic process).
When: 1839.
Why Important: His process produced highly detailed images and made photography accessible to the public.
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
Who: French inventor.
What: Created the first permanent photograph, “View from the Window at Le Gras” (1826).
How: Used a process called heliography (sun writing).
Why Important: Considered the father of photography for producing the first known photograph.
William Henry Fox Talbot
Who: English scientist and inventor.
What: Developed the calotype process (1841), which used paper negatives.
Why Important: His process allowed for multiple prints from a single negative, laying the foundation for modern photography.
Sir John Herschel
Who: English astronomer and scientist.
What: Coined the term “photography” and contributed to the cyanotype process (blueprints).
Why Important: Introduced key terms like “negative” and “positive” and made advancements in photographic chemistry.
