Category Archives: Photography Formats

This photo shoot was the most fun carefree session that I’ve had. While it brought elations to my group we were enthralled by the methods used to create these dynamic effects. One of my group members was in awe by the effects. He stated that he always wanted to know how these effects were created. Similarly, I felt the same. I particularly like the photo with Kenny; each time I see this image I burst out with laughter. It is hilarious-wouldn’t you agree?

I particularly love this image of my daughter because it sincerely captures her innocence in such a natural way. This image is obviously strong because she is looking directly at the camera. This is a playful portrait

In Brooklyn historical museum we examined the first photography types Dagguerotypes which were made off copper reflected plates. This influenced our photography in Greenwood because we were dealing with modern photography. We got to see how much photography has changed from then till now. We got to examine monuments, and be in an open field shooting everything around us. Most of our photos were in perspective and depth of field. We also got an overview of how influential the cemetery has been, and how its rules have changed. The Brooklyn Historical allowed us to examine different documentation, and photos to see where we were shooting. It also had a monument dedicated to fire victims that were burned in a theater fire in Brooklyn. We hd a good focus on what we would be shooting and how it has changed to present day.

On our visit to the Brooklyn Historical Society we had a look at the Daguerreotype images. They were created by being engraved into a copper plate. When I observed the Daguerreotype it looked pretty amazing. It had almost like a 3D view when you look at it. The Daguerreotype was cased inside a wooden frame. It was highly detailed and you can tell the work that was put in to make the Daguerreotype.

Photography today is completely different from back then. Back in the days only the rich would be able to take photos. Today everyone can take their own photos and own a digital camera. It was hard and took a lot of work in order to produce an image back then, but now it is so easy with the help of technology. Modern day photography is really cheap. People can now take pictures and save it in their computers without the need to develop them. With digital camera’s we can now adjust it to the way we want to take our photo unlike back then when the cameras were limited to its settings. Today it is also easy to produce large amounts of photographs without hassle.

When visiting the Brooklyn historical museum we examined one of the first photograhic types Daguerreotype. A Daguerrotype a photograph etched onto a silver copper plate named a Sheffield plate. The plate was heated and the foil was layed down onto the plate, which has a mirror effect. These plates were expensive to own, and often only the rich were able to own one. They were in cased in a wooden frame with a glass to protect the copper plate. The boxes were craved with detailed images. Photography now is much different it is digital almost everyone can own and afford it. A photograph today can be manipulated and fixed to make it look the way you would like, unlike the Daguerrotypes which were originals. The Daguerrotype had a reflective image because of the copper plate. Photography prints today have a dull or glossy effect. Daguerrotype size was  6-1/2″ x 8-1/2″, most photographic images today can vary in a wide range of sizes. A daguerreotype was produced one at a time, the amount of time that a studio session would take and would cost is more. Modern day photography many prints can be made at a fast speed, and cheap price. The advancement in photography allows us to not only have portrait style, but outside our own enviroment and explore more styles.

Daguerrreotypes was a direct-positive process which help create highly detailed images without the use of negatives.It required great care in which the surface of plate used would like look a mirror.When these plates were exposured to light during development hot mercury was used to make the image appear. These plates were put in a solution of sodium or salt and then toned with gold chloride. The exposure time ranged from three to fifteen minutes but these are unique. The cameras utilized a sliding-box design where lens were placed in front. Another slightly smaller box,slid into back of larger box.The photos itself had a reflected present to it where if you move to a certain angle or direction you cant see the image.

Digital pictures are much clearer and have more of a zooming capacity.You make a item that is far seem close and be the main focus right in front.The exposure is faster which means you take a lot of picture with three minutes. The lighting is also better flash but also the professionals light that any photographer can get. There is also no need for film or a dark room.Now a days all you need is a copy to print out pictures. There are all different size lens that can be added to a camera to make the item pop out at you which can create depth of field. Angels can also make a picture be more interesting with the lens and zoom that can be achieved.

There is a good description of the daguerreotype process on the Library of Congress site.

http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/dagdag.html

Two things really strike me when I read this:

a. you had to hold the plate over hot mercury to develop it. Yikes. Talk about the mad hatter. It must have been the mad photographer.

b. the exposures were 3 to 15 minutes! Pretty hard to get anyone to stay perfectly still for that long.