Photography: Thanks for the MemoriesPosted by brian | Posted in Videography Articles | Posted on 05-24-2010Tags: Memories, Photography, Thanks0
The art of photography is almost 200 years old and is now an everyday part of our increasingly visual world. The term ‘Photographie’ was first coined in 1832 by the French-Brazilian inventor, Hercules Florence, who had created a technique for capturing images using a process involving silver, iodine, mercury and salt.
However, even before this, the Frenchman Joseph Nicephore Niepce, created the first permanent photograph. Exactly when seems unclear; some report it was as early as 1814, some say it wasn’t until 1826. But, although a huge step forward, the process was painful and not entirely successful – to produce this image required exposure to bright sunlight for almost eight hours using a derivative of bitumen and even after all this time, the image was still prone to fading.
From this point on, advances were made quickly, with many inventors experimenting and refining the process.… |
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