Web Assignment #2

1. A daguerreotype was the first photographic process that was commonly successful. Its surface resembles a mirror. The daguerreotype, which was prominent in 1837, replaced the camera obscura.
 
2. An albumen print was the first method of using negatives to produce a photographic print on a paper base. The main ingredient of this process was albumen, found in egg whites. It was a popular process until it was replaced by the carte de visite.
 
3. A stereograph could create the illusion of depth by recording three dimensional  visual information. They were most popular in the early 1900s.
 
4. The carte de visite was a small type of photograph that reduced production costs and made it easier to make multiple copies. They were popular during the American Civil War because family members had a way of inexpensively taking and sending photographs to each other.
 
5. Matthew Brady, an American photographer, and Alexander Gardner, a Scottish photographer, both documented the Civil War. 

Nicephore Niepce

A. Nicephore Niepce (pictured right) was born on March 7, 1765. He is known as one of the inventors of photography, and is noted for producing the world's first photograph in 1826.
B. He took a picture of a courtyard from an upstairs window (View from the Window at Le Gras, 1826, seen above, left).
C. This photograph was important because it is the first photograph ever taken.
D. It was taken at his estate, Le Gras.
E. Nicephore Niepce took 8 hours to make the exposure.
F. This famous photo was taken in 1826.
G. It is housed at the Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center at the University of Texas.