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19th Century Photography Research Paper

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The nineteenth century brought along great artistic styles and technology that at the time were unfathomable. We have the nineteenth century and two men to thank for bringing about photographs using two types of methods; Daguerreotypes and Calotypes. The attempts at creating convincing photos were futile and primitive at best. It was not until a Frenchman Louis Jacques Mane Daguerre and Englishman Briton William Henry Fox Talbot, pioneers of photography created Daguerreotypes and Calotypes did we have our first successful methods of photography. Daguerreotypes involved using a metal plate and chemicals in our to retrieve the image. Calotypes were created and worked similar to negatives; sensitized paper and negative images were created and exposed to light; his methods were course and not nearly as sharp as the Daguerreotypes. Photography arrived with impeccable …show more content…

There were artist that embraced the new medium, because it would solve the big question of how three-dimensional objects should be embodied on two-dimensional pieces. On the other hand, there were artist who resented the new medium; they believed it would supersede the own work and that of proficient artists. Photography as both a medium and growing technology changed art in countless ways. It was until Nadar found a way to improve Calotypes that portraits changed indefinitely. An Eadweard Muybirdge devoted to his works in photography, and concentrated on the subject of motion. He gathered information in works like Horse Galloping or Boys playing leapfrog. His works showed consecutive photographs; he created a device called the zoopraxiscope that permitted him to project the series of images. Eventually this lead to another form of art known as the cinema today, but not without inspiring artists like Edgar Degas. Photography motivated Edgar Degas to create works

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