September 24th, 2012

Questions:
1. What is a daguerreotype? What did the surface of a daguerreotype resemble? When were they prominent? What photographic process did the daguerreotype replace?
2. What is an "albumen" print? What was the main "ingredient" of the albumen process? When did the albumen process die out?
3. What is a "stereograph?" When were they popular?
4. What is a "carte de visite?" What were they used for?
5. Who were Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner? They both are notable for what type of photography? When were they active? Post two noteworthy photographs for each photographer.



Answers:
1. 

A dagguerrotype is a photograph taken by an early process employing an iodine-sensitized plate and mercer vapor. It resembled a mirror, the image was directly on the silvered surface. The daguerrotype was prominent in the 1850's. It replaced the camera obscura. 

2. 

An albumen print was the first commercially exploitable method of producing a picture on a paper base from a negative. The main ingredient of the albumen was egg whites. The albumen process died out in the late 1850's.

3.

A stereogram is an image through several techniques that is able to convey the experience of depth conception. You used to have to use a stereoscope but because of technology you don't need too. They were very popular in the 1900s.

4. 

A carte de visite is a portriet of someone mounted on a small piece of card. They were used like trading cards among friends and family.

5. Alexander Gardner and Matthew Brady were Civil War photographers, they are both notable for taking pictures during the civil war. Alexander took the picture of Abraham Lincoln during the civil war. They were active during the late 1800's through the early 1900's. 

    

            

Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore Niépce took the first known photo in 1825. He was born in 1765. He wasn't just a photographer, but he also was an inventor, he invented the Pyréolophore.