1. What is photography's "true genius"?
Through the years it gave us many emotions, but most importantly, it intrigues us by showing us the secret strangeness that lies beneath the world of appearances.
2. Name a proto-photographer.
William Henry Fox Talbert, who started photographic experiments in 1834. H invented the calotype, the first practical negative-positive process.
3. In the 19th century term was associated with the daguerreotype?
It was known as the "mirror of memory" because an image produced this way was so clear and detailed, the subject almost came to life in it.
4. What is the vernacular?
It contains every kind of photography that's for every use except art.
5. How do you "Fix the Shadows"?
They were trying to produce prints years before the first ever photograph was printed but they couldn't stop the picture being developed and it always went black. With the invention of the calotype and daguerreotype they could finally "fix the shadows".
6. What is the 'carte de visite'?
A photograph mounted on a stiff piece of card measuring about 11.4x6.3 cm. Introduced in the mid 1850s by Andre Disderi. They were mainly portaits of celebrities of the day.
7. Who was Nadar and why was he so successful?
A celebrity artist who photographed up and coming stars in a style that re-broke the rules. He photographed his subjects as equals.
8. What is pictorialism?
It's photography at it's most po-faced. It's mean, moody and occasionally magnificent. It started by a small group of photographers who were trying to establish photography as a branch of the fine arts to go against the vernacular.
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