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Which Board? => Main Forum => : Walter 45 January 06, 2014, 06:31:46 PM
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It is generally accepted that 7th January, 1839 marks the birth of photography. That is the day that François Arago — scientist and subsequent Prime MInister of France — announced to the Académie des Sciences, Louis Daguerre's creation of a method of capturing and preserving images seen in the camera obscura.
The news had been leaked and announced the previous day — 6th January — in the Gazette de France by journalist Hippolyte Gaucheraud who stated, "M. Daguerre has discovered a method to fix the images which are represented at the back of a camera obscura; so that these images are not the temporary reflection of the object, but their fixed and durable impress, which may be removed from the presence of those objects like a picture or an engraving.'
Of course, there had been many images produced prior to this date, and not all by Daguerre. William Henry Fox Talbot had been concurrently researching what was to become photography in England.
So, I guess that all we who are addicted to this drug of addiction, that photography is, should raise a glass today and thank the persistence and dedication of those who concocted the narcotic.
Hip hip hooray,
Walter
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The next issue of the german magazine "Photoklassik" also comes with a 175 year of photography title. That's quite embarrassing imo. Exactly one year ago I could visit the fantastic exhibition "birth of photography" in Mannheim and could admire the original of the first known photograph, a heliography by Nicéphore Niépce from 1826. After all we know, we can celebrate 200 years of photography in 12 years. I'm glad that I could witness the very last hours of this unforgettable exhibition.
Of course Daguerres importance for the invention of silver based photography is still unbroken, but he surely did not take the first photograph.
http://www.lomography.de/magazine/news/2012/10/23/die-geburtsstunde-der-fotografie-ausstellung-in-mannheim (http://www.lomography.de/magazine/news/2012/10/23/die-geburtsstunde-der-fotografie-ausstellung-in-mannheim)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic%C3%A9phore_Ni%C3%A9pce (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nic%C3%A9phore_Ni%C3%A9pce)
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Kind of strange that the birth of photography shares my birthday, and today I spent some time taking a photo of an oscilloscope.
Yes, let's raise a glass to those who are mad enough to go out there and take some thing.
Here's a photo of my Great Grandmother from last weekend of 2013.
Ilford HP5+, in Adonal, stand development, taken with a Bronica ETRSi, 50mm f2.8 MC.