History of photography.The desire for visual representation

AS early as 4th century B.C.E. Chinese philosopher Mo Ti discovered lens less

prototype: PINHOLE

1694 portable camera obscura

Camera lucida

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ARTIST

1826-1827 Heliograph Joseph Niepce

View from Window, first to develop permanent images through the action of light.

Joseph Niepce

What was Daugerre doing?

Highly polished silvered plates, sensitizing them I dark with heated define

crystals and immediately placing them in the camera making a 1 HOUR exposure

in bright sunlight.

Published a manual 1839

What was Henry Talbot doing?

Accidentally created light sensitive paper for making negatives

1834 invented the salted paper print, which allowed him to make camera-less images of botanical specimens.

Daguerreotype

Carte de Viste

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1844calotype {salted paper}

Morell

Juice Box Camera