Photo History Trivia #01 - DPChallenge Forums

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10/26/2006 09:10:05 AM · #1

Photo History Trivia #01:

Name the person who could be considered a father of modern photography with his invention of a process that not only allowed images to be captured, but made them reproducible.

What did he call this process?

When did he announce it?

When did he patent it?

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Telehubbie

Canon EOS-40D

10/26/2006 09:27:48 AM · #2

Frederick Scott Archer

Wet Collodion process

March 1851

Never patented it

10/26/2006 09:29:54 AM · #3

Originally posted by Telehubbie:

Frederick Scott Archer

Wet Collodion process

March 1851

Never patented it

Incorrect.

10/26/2006 09:31:48 AM · #4

must be George Eastman...don't know the answers to your other question though

10/26/2006 09:33:38 AM · #5

Originally posted by heathen:

must be George Eastman...don't know the answers to your other question though

It's not George Eastman...

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

10/26/2006 09:35:01 AM · #6

William Fox Talbot
calotype process

the rest of the answers are here :)

Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di for Canon

10/26/2006 09:36:12 AM · #7

hmm, very well...ooh ooh, I know

William Fox Talbot
Talbotype
1839
1841

ETA...too slow :(

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strangeghost

Canon EOS-7D

10/26/2006 09:36:41 AM · #8

Louis Daguerre?

Oops, just saw Hopper's message. Don't know Talbot, off to read the link...

scarbrd

Leica M10

Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux M Aspherical MF - Black

10/26/2006 09:38:46 AM · #9

William Henry Fox Talbot

positive / negative process

23 September 1840

Never?

quote

"...I do not profess to have perfected an art but to have commenced one, the limits of which it is not possible at present exactly to ascertain. I only claim to have based this art on a secure foundation."

10/26/2006 09:44:41 AM · #10

Originally posted by strangeghost:

Louis Daguerre?

Oops, just saw Hopper's message. Don't know Talbot, off to read the link...

Daguerre sorta beat Talbot to the 'punch' by announcing his process on January 7, 1839, but his process was a little different. A Daguerreotype was a one-off process that couldn't be duplicated without actually making another exposure. Daguerre's process was wildly popular for a while though. He made lots of money with it.

10/26/2006 09:47:05 AM · #11

that was fun....let's have question #2 now :)

hopper

Canon EOS-80D

Canon EF 35mm f/2 IS USM

10/26/2006 09:50:40 AM · #12

for the record ... i just googled "father of modern photography" and then wikipedia'd the first name I saw.

i'm not smart ... i'm resourceful

10/26/2006 09:56:20 AM · #13

Originally posted by heathen:

that was fun....let's have question #2 now :)

I will post a new one sometime tomorrow. I'm gonna read a bit more about Talbot and Daugerre first...

My renewed interest in the history of photography has been spurred by a Podcast I'm listening too by Jeff Curto who is a photography professor. He has made podcasts from his class lectures. If you do a search for Jeff Curto, you will find them. They are also available on iTunes... great stuff :)

10/26/2006 09:58:28 AM · #14

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by heathen:
that was fun....let's have question #2 now :)

I will post a new one sometime tomorrow. I'm gonna read a bit more about Talbot and Daugerre first...

My renewed interest in the history of photography has been spurred by a Podcast I'm listening too by Jeff Curto who is a photography professor. He has made podcasts from his class lectures. If you do a search for Jeff Curto, you will find them. They are also available on iTunes... great stuff :)

I'm going to go look for that podcast now. I'm all about history, photographic and otherwise.

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10/26/2006 02:28:12 PM · #15

Originally posted by heathen:

I'm going to go look for that podcast now. I'm all about history, photographic and otherwise.

You will enjoy this one then... it's excellent. He has another one about the creative process... I can't remember what it's called. I'll look for it and post it later...

GeneralE

Canon PowerShot S3 IS

10/26/2006 02:32:55 PM · #16

Why Didn't the Romans Invent Photography? -- History of photography might've been very different ...

10/26/2006 02:35:20 PM · #17

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by heathen:

I'm going to go look for that podcast now. I'm all about history, photographic and otherwise.

You will enjoy this one then... it's excellent. He has another one about the creative process... I can't remember what it's called. I'll look for it and post it later...

I found his site where he has posted every lecture from his class thus far. So far I've only listened to part of the podcast you originally referenced, but I really like his style and I intend to go back and listen through each of his lectures from the beginning. Thanks for bringing this to my attention.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

10/26/2006 02:36:23 PM · #18

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Originally posted by strangeghost:
Louis Daguerre?

Oops, just saw Hopper's message. Don't know Talbot, off to read the link...

Daguerre sorta beat Talbot to the 'punch' by announcing his process on January 7, 1839, but his process was a little different. A Daguerreotype was a one-off process that couldn't be duplicated without actually making another exposure. Daguerre's process was wildly popular for a while though. He made lots of money with it.

Gordon

RIM BlackBerry Curve

Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM

10/26/2006 02:37:29 PM · #19

Originally posted by jmsetzler:

Camera Position

Also worth a listen are

Radiant Vista podcasts

and

The Candid Frame

Along with the offerings from American Photo, Lenswork and Magnum Photos

Photocast Network has a lot of the links or find them on iTunes.

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