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History of Photography 2 – Curto Podcast

60 minutes of listening

http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/ class 2 –spring 2012 – Second half

The video/audio file is located in the R drive.

Use the space beside the image to record notes about the image’s significance to visual and

photography history. Start listening/following along at minute 37:30 until the end of the video at

hour 1:49. You will SKIP 1:26-1:38.

Lots is said about Daguerre. Our focus in figure 1 below is on the business relationship between Niepce and

Daguerre which occurs at about minute 47:00.

Fig. 1. Daguerre and Niepce. Photograph by Daguerre.

Fig. 2 The first photo with a person. Photograph by Daguerre.

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Fig. 3. Common objects. Photograph by Daguerre.

Fig. 4. Picture of a slave, Isaac Jefferson. Photograph by Daguerre.

Fig. 5. A negative. Image by Henry Fox Talbot.

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Fig. 6. The Sphynx. Photograph by Maxine du Camp.

Fig. 7. Japan. Photograph by Felix Beato.

Fig. 8. Crimea War. Photograph by Robert Fenton.

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Fig. 9. The sharp shooter’s last sleep. Photograph by Alexander Gardner.

SKIP THE SECTION “BEYOND THE LITERAL” and all the stuff on cabinet cards from play time 1:26 to 1:38.

The Amateur spirit.

Fig. 10. The Arctic Circle. Photograph by Dunmore and Crichterson.

Fig. 11. The horse in motion. Photograph by Muybridge.

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Fig. 12. The Wright brothers at Kitty Hawk. Photograph by

Fig. 13. The Kodak. Unknown.

Thinking about the impact of history

1827 - 1895

This is a reflective task where I want you to think about the history of photography that we’ve covered.

1. Identify the 10 most interesting things you learned about the history of photography.

2. Meet with a partner to compare your lists.

3. Together, narrow your combined lists to the three things you agree are the most interesting.

4. You will present your top three things to our class and each of you will identify the one thing you

found most interesting and why.

Consider creating some kind of visual presentation to highlight/show us your three most interesting

things.