Class Notes - The History Of Photography.

Mid 19th Century- Dr Oliver Wendell Holmes coins the "Mirror with a memory" phrase.
De La Roche's "Prediction"- In his work "Giphantie", he 'predicted' that it was possible to capture images from nature straight to a canvas, and when dried in the dark, would remain permenant.

Photography is defined from the the Greek words "Photos" (Light) and "Graphein" (Draw). The word photography was first used by the scientist, Sir John F.W Hersthel.

In 1826, Nicephore Niepce developed the first permanent photograph.
In 1835, the first paper negative that we know of was taken of a window in Lacock Abbey.
In 1839, Louis Daguerre took the overall exposure time of a photograph down to around 30 minutes.
In 1851, Frederick Scott Archer developed the first "Collodion" - or "Wet Plate Process". This meant that photos could be a lot sharper.
In 1854, Adolphe Disderi invented the carte-de-vite, which became like a photographic calling card.
In 1861-1865, The civil war became the first war to be documented thoroughly through the use of photography.
In 1878, Maybridge proved the myth that a horse lifts all 4 feet off the ground at any one point.
In 1889, the "Box Brownie" signalled the start of commercial photography, and the halftone process was created...