The Progression of

Photography

Chouathong Lo
Lynn Raymond
UWRT 1102-014
28 March 2016

Figure 1: Klett & Wolfe: After Winstons Storm

Source: Klett, Mark, and Byron Wolfe. "After Winston's Storm." 'Klett
& Wolfe' Klett & Wolfe. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.

History of Photography

Camera obscura created during early 19th Century

Color photography appeared in 1861
Motion Picture introduced in early 1880
George Eastman introduced Kodak camera in 1888
Advancements in color photography in 20th Century
Camera phone introduced in 2000
Figure 2: George Eastman, age 30
Source: Eastman Kodak. "George
Eastman." George Eastman. Kodak. Web.
21 Mar. 2016.

Figure 3: Outside of a Camera Obscura

Source: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica.
"Camera Obscura." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.

Figure 4: Inside of a Camera Obscura

Source: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica. "Camera
Obscura." Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Encyclopedia
Britannica. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.

Various Methods

Heliography: oil engravings with natural light

Daguerreotype/Calotype: lighting and duplication
Photogenic Drawing: first instance of photography
Stereoscopic Photography: use of lenses
Wet Collodion Process: instant photographs
Dry Plate: leads to modern photography
Photocrome/Autocrome: development of color photography

Figure 5: Suspension Bridge over Niagara Falls

Source: The Editors of Encyclopedia Britannica.
"Daguerreotype." Daguerreotype. Encyclopedia Britannica.
Web. 20 Mar. 2016.

Figure 6: Dry Plate Camera

Source: Mike. "A Brief History of Photography: Part 5
Dry Plate Photography." Not Quite in Focus. Not Quite
in Focus, 23 Apr. 2014. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.

Mark Klett and Byron Wolfe

Landscape artists
Focuses on re-photography of landscapes
Incorporates vintage and modern pictures

Mark Klett & Byron Wolfe

Figure 7: Klett and Wolfe Projects
Source: Klett, Mark, and Byron Wolfe. "Klett & Wolfe." Klett & Wolfe: Reconstructing
the View. Klett & Wolfe, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.

Photography Today
Digital Photography
Adobe Photoshop
Cameras with multiple functions/sizes
Multitude of equipment

Figure 8: Kodak Camera

Source: Eastman Kodak Company. Kodak Digital
Cameras. Kodak Zoom Digital Cameras. Web. 21
Mar. 2016

Figure 9:
Source:

Crowders Mountain Horizon

Lo, Chouathong. Crowders Mountain Horizon. 2016. Photograph.

Figure 10: Crowders Mountain Rocktop

Source:
Lo, Chouathong. Crowders Mountain Rocktop. 2016. Photograph.

Final Comparison
Vintage Photography

No Color until 1861

Complex Equipment
Complex Printing
Precious
Definite images
Analog

Modern Photography

Color
Simple Equipment
Perfected Printing
Habit
Can be modified
Digital

Works Cited
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Gernsheim, Helmut Erich Robert. "History of Photography." Encyclopedia Britannica Online.
Encyclopedia Britannica, 9 Mar. 2015. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
Greenspun, Philip. "History of Photography Timeline." History of Photography Timeline. Photo.net,
Jan. 2007. Web. 18 Mar. 2016.
Klett, Mark, and Byron Wolfe. "Klett & Wolfe." Klett & Wolfe: Reconstructing the View. Klett &
Wolfe, n.d. Web. 20 Mar. 2016.
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