Question 1 - 10
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
Calotype photography in Britain and France
From Daguerreotype to Calotype
- Daguerreotype was the first commercial photographic process.
- Daguerreotype had a problem: the use of copper made it 1..
- William Talbot began looking for an alternative approach in the 1840s.
- Talbot was not originally a photographer but an artist who specialised in 2..
- Talbot used paper instead of copper.
- These calotype photographs were more 3. because they weren't so sharp.
French Calotype
- In 1851, the first society for photographers was created.
- Gustave Le Gray became fascinated by calotype photography.
- He carried out experiments and produced the first 4. using a camera.
- He developed equipment that was easier to use outside the 5..
- Calotype became famous because Le Gray produced 6. about it.
- People thought photography was more reliable than drawing.
- It was used to record the work done on old 7..
- Photography was not 'art', according to 8..
fSummary
- Photography was thought of as a 9. so reflected the culture of the 1850s.
- The use of new materials, particularly 10., led to new techniques.
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