HITORY of PHOTOGRAPHY (ongoing)
FIRST PHOTOGRAPH
1827
France
Joseph Nicephore Niepce
"View From the Window at Le Gras."
Exposure time 8 hours
FIRST PHOTO OF A PERSON-1838
BY: Louis Daguerre (Dauguerreotype)
Boulevard du Temple, Paris, France
EADWEARD MUYNRIDGE
1830-1904
english
pioneer in photographing motion
created the zoopraxiscope (2879)
JULIA MARGARET CAMERON
1815-1879
Known for soft focus and 'painterly' quality of her images.
Was panned as not serious enough as a photographer
Accepted by painters (pre-Raphaelites) more than photographers.
Close-cropped portraits are inspiration for photographers todays.
Edward Curtis
1861-1652
Photographer & ethnologist
Focused on documenting the American West & Native American people.
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