ARTHI 6C Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Victorian Era, Julia Margaret Cameron, Kodak
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Photography is a cultural object: a human invention that frames the way the world is. A means of mastering the physical worlds by capturing details the human eyes might. Time-based medium - only represent a temporary moment. Represent the truth but is duplicitous representation abounded as soon as the media have missed or forgotten. Image on highly polished metal plate producing a single positive image. Compared to claude monet"s painting that tries to capture the moment of light. Grainy, dark images, not sharp but is a revelation because photography is able to represent the moment most realistically. Cityscape of rapidly modernized city of paris. Raising the bar of photography to be something that can be considered as an art form. Calotype - paper negative and metallic salts; unlimited reproductions. Fibers make fuzzy edges and not entirely sharp. First person to publish an illustrated book. Abstract images using items from life that"s unidentifiable from just the shape.
