Daguerrotype

1. What is a daguerrotype? What did the surface of a daguerrotype resemble? What photographic process did the daguerrotype replace?  A daguerrotype was the first commercially successful photo process. The surface of the daguerrotype is like a mirror, made onto a silver surface. . The process replaced the Bacquerel process. 

2. What is an "albumen" print? What was the main "ingredient" of the albumen process? When did the albumen process die out? It was the first method of printing an image on photographic paper. The main ingredient is the albumen found in egg whites. The process died out when the Collodion process became more popular. 

3. What is a "stereograph?" When were they popular? A stereograph put a sphere onto a plan. The stereograph was popular because they could turn a picture into a 360 image and it looked cool.

4. What is a "carte de visite?" What were they used for? A carte de visite is a small image that is thin that is mounted onto thicker paper. They are used as a "visiting card" or a postcard.

5. Who were Matthew Brady and Alexander Gardner? They both are notable for what type of photography? When were they active? Post two noteworthy photographs for each photographer. They were both photographers that took images od the war. It's also known as photojournalism. They worked in 1856. 

by Mathew Brady

by Alexander Gardner

Nicéphore Niépce

Niepce was a French inventor of photography. Niepce served as a staff officer in the French army under the command of Napoleon in his early life. In 1795, he resigned and went to research of lithography with his brother Claude. Niepce had always been interested in lithography. In 1825, Nicéphore Niépce produced the worlds first photograph, which he is famously known for.

This photograph is very important in history because it is the first. The image is of buildings. It is currently housed in it's original presentation form in Le Gras.