Media, Information and Technoculture 2000F/G Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Mathew Brady, Jacob Riis, Box Camera

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New york started to have photo studios. Limitations: you could only make one copy of the photo, not reproducible. The material was expensive, made of copper sheet. Didn(cid:495)t have to have all the chemicals. Mobility, now take your camera with you. Photos of remote areas: photos that you wouldn(cid:495)t necessarily be able to take picture of before, ex. Mathew brady: most famous photographer at the time, studio in ny and dc, he had weak eyesight, he was the celebrity photographer of the time. It was a scarce thing to be able to get your photo taken: expensive, location. Political figures: citizenship, model of your character. Lighting was done to highlight the sculpture of the face. Spreading to more of the population, not just the elite: available to the middle class now, became more affordable (still over a half day(cid:495)s pay, but so much cheaper than a painting)

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