Flurry of Photography: Daguerrotype

1. Daguerrotype was the first successful photographic process founded in January of 1839. The surface resembled a silvered copper plate or a mirror like reflection. Daguerrotype replaced the old process of the camera obscura which was invented by Joseph Nicephore Niepce.

Daguerrotype was common during the 19th century

2. The Albumen print was the first process that successfully took a photograph and placed it on paper from a negative. Albumen was the main ingredient in the albumen process. Albumen is found in egg whites and was popular in the mid to late 1800's. The Albumen process died out during the turn of the 20th century.

The leaning tower of Pisa was produced as a Albumen print.

3. A stereograph is the projection of a sphere on to a plane. The projection isn't defined, until you reach the projection point. The projection point is very crisp in geometric lines and figures. Stereographs are used to make panoramic photos, most fisheye lenses use stereographs to produce the photo. Most popular in designing maps during the 17th and 18th century.

Fisheye lenses use stereographs to produce a sphereic photo.

4. The Carte de visite was a small photo almost like a trading card that used the Albumen process to produce the photograph. The Carte de Visite was made with a thin sheet of albumen paper, with a thicker board behind it. These cards were traded photographs among friends, family, and visiters.

Carte de Visite were small photos that were traded between people.

5. Matthew Brady was a 19th century photographer who was well know for his documentation of the Civil war and celebrity photographs. Alexander Gardner was a Scottish photographer who moved to the United States in 1856. Brady and Gardner were both famous for their Civil War photographs and their photos of celebrities and presidents. They were both active photographers during the mid to late 1800's.