Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mathew Brady, Collodion Process, Louis Daguerre
21 Oct 2016
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Daguerrotype- 1839: louis daguerre, unique image. New york started to have photo studios, replaced portrait painting. Limitations: could only make one copy of photo, material was expensive- made of copper. Wet plate collodion process- 1850s: multiple prints from single glass negative, 6-8 prints produced in a day, usually only 1 was good. George dawson- geological survey of canada photo: photograph of hideout village in bc. Mobility: can take camera on exploration. Photos of remote areas: normally would not be able to photograph. Anyone who wanted their photograph taken went to him. Portrait seen as model of your character. Posed the deceased as if they were sleeping. The pose of the child is striking because it is a sleeping pose (syrian child) Easy for people to connect with, particular parents because they see their own child. Designed to show human suffering and tragedy. Photographers sent into the field to take photos. Horror of war: dead bodies of humans and animals.
