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I came across this site which shows the first photo ever taken (1826), as well as a few other photo firsts.http://www.maxpower.ca/a-timeline-of-imagery-firsts/2007/10/03/
Surprisingly the first nude photograph in 1839 is showing heads only … ???Framing wasn't fully conceived at the time :- (click)
Truly fascinating…early portraits have always interested me, especially when it came to types of poses, smiling, etc. 🙂
I had no idea that color photography was around, even though in a primitive stage, in 1861. It makes me think that the popular use of B&W photos over the next century had more to do with economics than technology.
Very interesting indeed… The one that I found fascinating was the first underwater photo… Photography was still in it's infancy and the ability to use the technology on land was in itself a challenge, but to tackle it underwater? Impressive.
I'd be interested in the first “doctored photograph” – long before Photoshop.
Check this site for some background and examples. 😉
I'd be interested in the first “doctored photograph” – long before Photoshop.
Check this site for some background and examples. 😉
Great source !
Having read through most of the examples, I offer these conclusions based on many years of study / teaching photography:1) Removal, addition, relocation of any element of a photo is doctoring…2) Cropping of a photo is a normal and accepted enhancement but can alter what is shown to the extent that it may change the message presented; in such cases this is also doctoring…3) In cases such as the Sept. '05 Bush photo, burning in the note, while an enhancement isn't doctoring… nothing was added or left out…4) The Simpson and Rice photos demonstrate a problem with photography. The portrayal of correct skin tones for people with very dark (or light) complexions is difficult. While there is little doubt that OJ was doctored to make him look more sinister, Condi was likely an oops by the tech.5) I have, in extreme cases, doctored photos if the situation demanded it, but have made notifications of same… most photographers have. Generally though I confine my digital slight-of-hand to those operations that are simply the competerized extensions of the corrections that can be done in a wet darkroom (brightness, contrast and color balance) without changing the information provided by the raw negative.FWIW….
