Ellis, is correct regard Fox Talbot work and dates. Eric ----- Original Message ----- From: "ellis CORY" <el...@cory103.fsnet.co.uk> To: <pinhole-discussion@p at ???????> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 6:45 PM Subject: Re: [pinhole-discussion] first image of a photograph?
> I am not sure I understand your question, but the information I have is that > the Photogenic process was invented by Talbot in 1835, it was basically a > sensitive paper with an object placed on top, exposed to the sun, developed > and fixed. The idea had been tried before, but fixing the image was not > possible, Talbot solved this problem. He read a scientific paper on this in > 1839. He than went on to use an improved process in a camera obscura, > announcing this in 1840 as the Calotype process. At the same time, the > Daguerreotype was being used, but could not make copies easily. Talbot > showed that his process could, being a negative and a positive could be made > from them, the rest is history. > The first book published with photographic plates was The Pencil of Nature > in 1844, by Talbot. > Two further points, pinhole photos were not viable until 1879, when > photographic paper was sensitive enough and some of the earliest photos of > Talbot were Daguerreotypes ! > Ellis > > > _______________________________________________ > Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML > Pinhole-Discussion mailing list > Pinhole-Discussion@p at ??????? > unsubscribe or change your account at > http://www.???????/discussion/ >
