A Brief Biography of Lois-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre

Eadward Muybridge and Cornelius Jabez Hughes, two photographers of the 19th century, introduced revolutionary ideas impacting the way photographs could be taken, categorized, and used. Muybridge, better known as the ‘father of the motion picture,’ studied landscape photos and invented a device that drastically improved their quality. In addition, he helped to pioneer work in the studies of motion and motion-picture projection. Hughes developed new technology related to photography and helped to guide many other amateur photographers into producing better forms of photography. The two had lasting impacts on the growth and importance of photography in the art, science, and everyday realms.

The camera obscura catches an image through a lens and it is projected in a darkened chamber. The portable camera obscura invented in the 17th century could be moved around and used both indoors and outdoors. It had an adjustable lens and a slanted metal mirror which projected the image onto a translucent screen. By moving the lens forward and back, the image could be focused on the screen. It should be noted here that if Vermeer placed such a portable camera obscura on the table, the height of the lens would correspond to the height of the windowsill in Vermeer’s home, which is the same level of the viewing points in many of his paintings (Koningsberger 139). Therefore, Vermeer would have had both the technology and the right mindset of the day to be aided by the camera obscura.

Since the Order of Preachers was founded in 1200s by Saint Dominic de Guzman, it has never desisted on safeguarding the ones who are needed. Jesus said once: Love each other as I have loved you (John 15:12). Therefore, the members of the congregation have always practiced the common life as one way to let the Word of God enter into people’s hearts, especially of those who lack of money. Saint Martin de Porres was one exemplary saint that during all his life followed the founder’s will: Have charity, guard humility, and make your treasure out of voluntary poverty (St. Dominic). His special love for those who were rejected because of their condition has endured until nowadays. Despite the fact that many centuries have passed, the Dominicans’

They were both working together to make the first permanent image. Daguerre is known for his invention, the daguerreotype. A daguerreotype was the first commercially successful photographic process and was publicated. It was photo made on a silver surface sensitized with iodine was developed by exposure to mercury vapor. This is also known as the “daguerreian process.” In 1851, Frederick Scott Archer, a sculptor in London, improved photographic resolution by spreading a mixture of collodion (nitrated cotton dissolved in ether and alcohol) and chemicals on sheets of glass. This wet plate photography was less expensive than processing

This made possible, the desire of people to see the marvels of the world and their own country formerly foreign to them, easily attainable. The closing part of the chapter indicates the importance of photography for science. It is written that John Adams Whipple, had taken the first photograph of the moon through the Whipple telescope. This made it possible for people of the time to believe what they were seeing, and the truth in it. It also made it possible for more than just the few, to see the moon. He invented a process called the crystalope process to make copies of his photos. By the mid-1850s, it seemed the Daguerreotype was leading in photography, while the concept developed

The purpose of my study is to give people a chance to understand what is the meaning of photography and how it was invented, plus how people was able to take photographs before the camera was invented.

Born of Irish immigrants in 1823 in a little place called Warren County, New York; Mathew Brady is known as “The Father of Photojournalism.” While a student of Samuel Morse and a friend of Louis Daguerre (inventor of the “Daguerreotype,” a method of photography that the image is developed straight onto a metal coated surface), in which he had met while under the study of Morse, Brady took up his interest in photography in the year of 1839, while only seventeen years of age. Brady took what he had learned from these two talented and intellectual men to America where he furthered his interest in the then-growing art of photography.

Pierre de la Rue was the head composer at the court of Burgundy which where a group of composers during the golden age of Franco-Flemish polyphony. “He makes the third stage of the three-step advance the musical form lead by his generation, following upon the work of Obrecht and then Josquin”(Todd M. McComb, September 09,2017). Most people say that he could possibly have been the oldest of the three by just a few years. “While La Rue did not achieve the subsequent fame of Josquin, it was he who perfected the formal innovations of the era, reinjecting them with a refined and subtle sense of variety”(Todd M. McComb, September 09,2017). He was the most influential composer of his generation but the downfall was that he did now work in Italy.

In the 18th century Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna, withal ken as Antoine, was the youngest daughter of Maria Theresa, age 14. Antoine was culled to espouse her second cousin, Louis Auguste, in order to stop the rivalry between France and Austria.Once she peregrinates to the border of France she encounters Comtesse de Noailles. Antoine would enter France as the Dauphine of France, but before she enters France she must leave all of her Austria’s belonging behind. In that day she meets King Louis XV and her fiancé, Louis Auguste. Her fiancé was gauche, timid, and diffident when he first meets her. She was given time to get utilized to her circumventions before her marriage. On the night of their marriage nothing transpired on the marriage bed,

One of the reasons I enjoyed this exhibit so much is because several pieces involved the viewer. There were two artworks of similar style that I was immediately drawn to, which I later noticed were by the same artist. Adam Fuss is the creator of these colorless photographs and though they share similar physical characteristics they have different meanings. “Untitled” (2002) was an image of a skull and “Home and the World” (2010) showed an image of a mattress. From a distance, I saw what looked like shiny aluminum surrounded by a picture frame. As I got closer I could see an image almost jumping out towards me, but only when the light was hitting it at a certain angle. I could also see my reflection in this mirror-like creation. This type of art is called a daguerreotype and is one of the earliest forms

Before facing the pressure from the royal court, Marie Antoinette liked to have time for herself and to baths everyday. Contrary to most of the people in Versailles, who thought water could pass through their pores and let the devil enter, she loved being clean.

Marie Anne de Cupis de Camargo was French ballerina. She was born on April 15,1710 in Brussels, Belgium. Her dad was Ferdinand Joseph. Ferdinand was a violinist and a dance master. He trained her for the stage in her early childhood.

Nineteenth century France is characterized by rapid change, political, and social movements, and time of instability. The artists of this time were exposed to an extensive range of influences, events, and advances that led to a constantly revolving art style and take on the world in general. With such rapid change in France, artists were left with the decision to either embrace the new, innovative styles of the day or cling to past standards that were previously instituted by the Académie Royal in the seventieth century. One of the those artists who were rooted in the academy’s style was French Romantic artist, Eugene Delacroix. A well-noted artist who is known for his work of depicting subjects of imagination and passion. His legacy does

The oldest surviving photogravure taken by Niepce dates back to 1827. This photo, titled “View through a window in Gras” took over eight hours of exposure to create, and even then, the image that was created was blurry and monochrome. After Niepce’s death, his business partner, French painter Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre continued to work on improving image quality and reducing exposure time. Eventually, Daguerre discovered a method that involved exposing the metal plate to mercury fumes. This method became known as the “daguerreotype.” Over the next several decades photography continued to improve, bringing it closer and closer to the art and science we know today.

The earliest record of the uses of a camera obscura can be found in the writings and drawings of Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519). At about the same period Daniel Barbaro, a Venetian, recommended the camera as an aid to drawing. He wrote: