Daguerreotype

While gelatin silver prints took Europe by storm in the late 1800's, becoming a favorite pastime for many, today they are not just a sentimental mementos of an era gone by. They provide a well of information about the author as well as the historical context that influenced his work. Their theme, technique, and style speak volumes, allowing a glimpse into the lives of the people in front of the camera as well as behind it. One of such intriguing images is the photograph titled St. George and…

Photography comes from the Greek words meaning draw or write with light. It is the process of making pictures by means of the action of light. Light can be reflected from a subject and form a picture on a light-sensitive material. After photography was invented, it became more advanced over a long period of time. Images were taken from the human body, ocean, and even space. Since photography is continuously being upgraded there are different categories for picture taking. There are four types of…

Cityscapes Over Time Cityscape photography has not been a stagnant process, but a dynamic art that has grown and morphed over time. There have been changes in both the technical details of taking such photos, and in the intents of the products. After the invention of photography in 1839, drastic changes in the approaches and techniques of cityscape photographers occurred multiple times and for a plethora of reasons. Not only did the process of taking photos become easier, but the whole purpose…

customary of wealthy people, had begun to purchase slaves. He had owned 8 or 9 slaves, and his first slave was a woman named Dolly. In addition to owning slaves, men of his importance had to have their picture taken, and in 1842, he had his first daguerreotype…

In Gabriel García Márquez’s novel One Hundred Years of Solitude, José Arcadio Buendía, patriarch of the well-respected Buendía clan and founder of Macondo, exhibits with the progression of the novel an unwavering, imaginative, and somewhat stubborn pursuit of his passions that is seemingly tied to the very essence of his name. The first appearance of José Arcadio Buendía’s relentless pursuance coincides with the arrival of a band of gypsies in Macondo. One such gypsy, Melquíades, introduces…

officials. The earliest recorded photographic activity in China by Western photographers was in July 1842, only three years after the invention of the medium. Dr. Richard Woosnam (1815–1888) and Major George Alexander Malcolm (1810–1888) made daguerreotypes at Yangtze (Yangzi) River during the final stages of the First Opium War. In 1842, the Treaty of Nanking (Nanjing) was signed between the defeated Qing government and Britain. As a result, five trade ports were opened to foreigners, and…

EXTRA CREDIT ASSIGNMENT Riace Bronzes: 1. The art historian, Nigel Spivey discussed how ancient sculptors used artifice to go beyond realism to create what he claims are "the best statues ever made". He then discussed several ways how the Riace Warrior bronzes, although they look realistic are actually "more human than human", that is, their bodies are unrealistic. List two of the ways that Spivey discusses how the sculptures go beyond realism. 1. The division between the top and bottom has…

began back in 1829 when two photographers, Louis Daguerre and Joseph Nicephore Niepce joined forces to improve how cameras worked. When Daguerre’s partner died he came out with an effective method of photography called the Daguerreotype naming it after himself. The daguerreotype copied images onto a copper plate leaving a long-lasting image that would not be changed when exposed to light. George Eastman in 1889 invented a flexible and unbreakable film that held taken photographs. Using George…

1) The photography effect had a great impact on the way art was viewed in the 19th century. Photography caused a shift to Romanticism, which emerged as a reaction to the Enlightenment and the French Revolution. It searched for a direct connection to nature rather than subject itself to scientific, industrial rules and regulation. It created an alternate world, one that appreciated the beauty and simplicity of nature, in response to the materialism of the industrialization. This is evident when…

Artworks: Definition, Meaning, Value. Pennsylvania State University Press”. Photography can be used as art or science, it is a progressing way of showing images that eyes have become aware of already. From the first camera box, to Daguerreotype, to the first ever creation of Kodak film, photography has changed. People thought photography would ruin art because of its difference with traditional art. Photography progressed and showed that it can be educational, psychological and healing…