History of Photography: Class THREE

Thursday, September 22, 2011

Class THREE

History of Photography

Week 3 (2011.09.21)

Class Notes.

Other Developments in Print Photography:

Hippolyte Bayard:

Civil servant in the Ministry of Finance established and

Exhibited photogenic drawings and direct positive paper

Images exposed in a camera.

Pros and cons of the Daguerreotype and the Paper pos/neg process:

Daguerreotype

Calotype/Talbotype

Modification to the Calotype/Talbotype with:

(Wax paper negative by Gustave Le Gray)

Introduction of the Glass Plate and Collodion 1850

By:

Frederick Scott Archer

The Wet Plate Collodion method.

The Albumen Print:

By: Blanquart-Evrard ca: 1850’s

A paper coated with egg white before being sensitized with silver salts.

The albumen coating gave a smoother surface and finer detail than the

calotype and salted papers previously used. The most popular printing

paper until the 1890s

First successful photographic printing plant for standardized printing process.

The Stereograph:

First created by Sir Charles Wheatstone originally used

For viewing drawings.

1859: Oliver Wendell Holmes developed a compact,

Hand-held viewer and Joseph Bates (of Boston)

Made improvements for mass-production.

Josef Max Petzval and Peter Friedrich Voigtlander’s advancements in optics

and

John Frederick Goddard’s 1840 announcement of new fuming methods

to the development of the plate to decrease exposure time.

Avrage exposures for the daguerreotype were reduced from 20 - 30 min

Less than one min.

“…the refuge of failed painters with too little

talent…”

- Charles Baudelaire

Mathew Brady:

Daguerran Miniature Gallery on lower Broadway

1844 to “vindicated true art”

Provided portraits of celebrities to new

Publications:

Frank Leslie’s and Harper’s Weekly

To be translated into illustrations

Albert Sands Southworth

Josiah Hawes

“…nature is not at all to be represented as it is, but as it

ought to be and might possibly have been…”

David Octavius Hill

1802 - 1870

Painter/Artistic Director

Robert Adamson

1821 -1848

Photographer

The signing of the Deed of Demission, resigning their positions and

Livelihoods, and established the Free Church of Scotland.

“The Picture, the execution of which, it is expected will occupy

The greater portion of two or three years, is intended to supply

An authentic commemoration of this great event in the history of

Church.. Will contain Portraits, from actual sittings, in as far as

These can be obtained, of the most venerable fathers, and others

Of the more eminent and distinguished ministers and elders.”

- Hill

Carte-de Visite

Andre Adophe-Eugene Disderi patents the Carte-de-visite system.

8 - 12 lens camera system exposed on one plate with standardized photographic

Sizes mounted on cardstock (2-3/8 x 4-1/4”).

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Course Outcomes Assessment:

The objective is to expand one’s working knowledge of the photographic lexicon, the artists that shaped this vocabulary, and the tools and materials employed to define our current discourse and production within this medium. Through required research, students will be responsible for the development and implementation of cultural, political, and personal positions within the medium throughout its history. These skills will be developed through independent research conducted on authors, genres, movements, techniques, and technologies, as well as the evolution of these aggregate systems to form the unification of the medium, as we know it today. As informed and critical viewers of imagery, our knowledge base of the history of this medium will become an essential component of one’s arsenal for the development, direction, and execution of personal work.

Learning Objectives:

- Use of the class blog: http://ph111historyofphotography.blogspot.com/

- All assignments, readings, research papers, exams, written paper, and the production of an image in the style of a photographer discussed in class are to be completed by identified date on the syllabus or otherwise discussed in class.

- The subject matter of your final research paper and presentation will be at your discretion, pending final approval from the instructor. This will allow you to dedicate time throughout the semester to exploring one particular artist of your choice and the process they used. This paper will consist of a strong conceptual analysis of the individual’s work, historic relevance, and the effects or parallels of that work within contemporary art. Additional topics to address will be the process and method(s) of image production (daguerreotype, salt print, albumen print, gelatin silver print, etc.). The paper should be a minimum of five pages, plus images that support your thesis. The presentation should be ten to fifteen minutes long with accompanying images.

- There will be two quizzes, a midterm, and a final exam to assess your understanding of the topics discussed in class.

- Two research papers of your choice will be required throughout the semester. The subject matter for your paper(s) must be submitted and approved by the instructor prior to their execution.

- Exhibitions, openings, and events are to be attended regularly independent from scheduled class trips and identified NEiA visiting lectures. View work critically and seek additional information from galleries, museums, and events when possible that will aid in the advancement your understanding of the work you are experiencing. You are encouraged to bring to class discoveries of new images, artists, or ideas. These topics will always be addressed in class or independently with the instructor. The History of Photography is a rich and complex history, and regrettably we will not be able to explore all of the many facets of this wonderful field, so information sharing inside and outside of class will add to the this course and is greatly appreciated.

- Students will be evaluated based on comprehension of reading(s), written assignments, presentation, quizzes, exams, and class participation.