Monday Sep 24 Assignment for B Day

1. What is a daguerrotype? What did the surface of a daguerrotype resemble? When were they prominent? What photographic process did the daguerrotype replace?

A daguerrotype is the first photographic process that was commercially successful. The surface of a daguerrotype resembles a mirror. This type of photography was popular in 1839-1864. This process replaced photographs because it was less expensive.

2. What is an "albumen" print? What was the main "ingredient" of the albumen process? When did the albumen process die out?

Albumen was a photogenic process that was invented in the 1850's by Louis Desire Blanquart-Evrard. The main ingredient in this process was egg white and salt. After it dired, silver nitrate was added.  The process died out in the 1890's.

3. What is a "stereograph?" When were they popular?
A stereograph is a type of photogenic process that is used to show a 3D image, it shows the depth perception. It was popular in 1838 to around 1860's.

4. What is a "carte de visite?" What were they used for?
A carte de viste was a type of small photograph which was patented in Paris, France by a photographer named  André Adolphe Eugène Disdéri. It was usually made of an albumen print, which was a thin paper photograph mounted on a thicker paper card. They were sometimes used as postcards.

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.

Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner were civil war photographers. They were both famous for photojournalism. Matthew Brady used daguerreotypy. Gardner was known for his carte de vistes.  They were active in  about the 1840's to 1880's. 

Matthew Brady

Matthew Brady

Alexander Gardner

Alexander Gardner

Nicéphore Niépce

Nicéphore Niépce was a photographer in the 1820-30's ish. He was named the first photographer, because he was the first to create a photo (it had a view of the outbuildings, courtyard, trees and landscape from a window.) It had an exposure of about 8 hours. He didn't produce very many photographs in his lifetime, and went mildly unrecognized in his life.