The document discusses the history and evolution of photography from its origins with the camera obscura to its establishment as an artistic medium. It covers influential early photographers like Niepce, Daguerre, and Talbot, as well as the development of techniques like the daguerreotype and salt print. The document also explores how photography was used for portraiture and social documentation and change, and how color photography eventually gained acceptance as a legitimate art form.

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2. Jane and Louise Wilson. The Silence Is Twice as Fast Backwards I . 2008. 72″ square. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

3. Evolution of Photography Photography literally means light writing The concept of the camera started with the camera obscura Camera obscura literally means dark room A box or room with a small hole projects what is outside Originally used to assist with drawing

4. Evolution of the Camera Obscura . Sixteenth-century camera obscura. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

5. Evolution of the Camera Obscura . Seventeenth-century portable camera obscura. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

6. Evolution of the Camera Obscura . Seventeenth- to nineteenth-century table model camera obscura. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

7. The First Photograph Made by Joseph Nicephore Niepce He used a camera obscura He sensitized a pewter metal plate It took eight hours to expose the photo

9. The “Invention” of Photography There is much debate about who invented the process we know as photography Some think Daguerre, others Talbot

10. Jacque Mande Daguerre Created the process known as Daguerrotypes Involved highly toxic chemicals such as mercury Has a highly metallic finish

11. Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre. Le Boulevard du Temple . 1839. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

12. William Henry Fox Talbot Created the salt print He coated paper with salt and silver nitrate This darkens as it exposes to light

15. Potraits and Photography Before photography, painting was the only way to have a portrait made Only the very rich could afford this With the invention of photography, many people could now afford portraits

16. Julia Margaret Cameron. Julia Jackson . March 1886. 13-1/4″ × 11″. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

19. Photography as an Art Form The public was reluctant to label photography as an art form and to this day, many people have doubt as to whether it is an art form Photography, contrary to some opinions, can be extremely expressive and creative

20. Henri Cartier Bresson Invented the idea of “the decisive moment” Decisive moment: that one moment when you are looking through your viewfinder and all the elements come together to create the perfect photography

21. Henri Cartier-Bresson. Place de l'Europe Behind the Gare St. Lazare, Paris . 1932. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

22. Photography and Social Change Photography is uniquely suited to documentary work From the very beginning photographers used the medium to show others what they could not see for themselves These photographers find it very important to spread awareness and affect change

23. Jacob Riis. Five Cents a Spot . Unauthorized lodging in Bayard Street Tenement . c. 1890. 6-3/16″ × 4-3/4″. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

24. Margaret Bourke-White. Louisville Flood Victims . 1938. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

25. Ansel Adams. Clearing Winter Storm, Yosemite National Park, California . 1944. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

26. Gary Braasch. Polar Bear Outside Barrow, Alaska . 2008. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

27. Color Photography Color photography was looked down upon by art photographers for many years In 1976, William Eggleston exhibited his color photographs of everyday objects He got horrible reviews He is now considered a pioneer in color photography as art

28. William Eggleston. Untitled ( Nehi Bottle on Car Hood ). From Los Alamos Portfolio . 1965–1974. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.

29. Binh Danh. Iridescence of Life #7 . 2008. 14″ × 11″ × 2″. Copyright ©2011, ©2009 Pearson Prentice Hall Inc.