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52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 5: Cameraless, Lensless and Shutterless Photography: The Photogenic Drawing
The photogenic drawing was the first of Fox Talbot’s photographic processes which he would present to the world on the 25th of January, 1839. This process was not what practitioners today would identify as photography since it did not involve the use of a camera, lens, or shutter. Put simply, it was the act of … Continue reading »
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52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 8: the Calotype Negative
The term “calotype” is from the Greek kalos meaning beautiful. It is the name given to Fox Talbot‘s negative process. The name is often mistakenly applied to photographic “salted paper” prints (positives) which have been made from c... Read Post
Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs presents "Talbot's World: A Gallery of Natural Magic"
NEW YORK, NY.- An exhibition of early work by William Henry Fox Talbot, the inventor of the photographic negative, is on view at Hans P. Kraus Jr. Fine Photographs from September 25 through November 2, 2012. Talbot?s World: A Galler... Read Post
52 Weeks of Inspiring Illustrations, Week 11: Imbedded in the fibres: The Salted Paper Print
The first photographic print medium was known as the salted paper print and was invented by the English scientist William Henry Fox Talbot. Publicly announced in 1839 as a means of duplicating the photogenic drawing, it wasn’t until... Read Post