The Nanotechnology of the Daguerreotype

  

Talbot's Processes - Photographic Processes Series - Chapter 3

 

 

Conserving one of MoMA's oldest photographs

 

 

5 Terms - Vocabulary

  

5 Terms - Vocabulary

Find the definition and also include  an image. 

1. Histogram

2. Focal Length

3. Metadata

4. Megabyte

5.Gigabyte

Artist of the Week- William Henry Fox Talbot

    

                                                                 William Henry Fox Talbot, by John Moffat, 1864.

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/306343

View of the Boulevards of Paris1843

William Henry Fox Talbot British

                                                               The photographic workshop in Reading, 1846

William Henry Fox Talbot (British - An Oak Tree in Winter )

                                           Photomicrograph of insect wings by Talbot using a solar microscope

                                                                    Dandelion seeds (1858 or later)

     Latticed window at Lacock Abbey, August 1835. A positive from what may be the oldest existing camera negative.

Exhibition Credits

Support for the exhibition is generously provided by the William Talbott Hillman Foundation.

https://cmoa.org/exhibition/talbot/

The Fruit Sellers was taken in September 1845 at Lacock Abbey in Wiltshire and the shot required the sitters to hold a pose for up to 10 seconds

https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/Lot/william-henry-fox-talbot-1800-1877-the-half-5880871-details.aspx

Half Moon

William Henry Fox TALBOT - Asparagus Foliage, early 1840s

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-38943511

BODLEIAN LIBRARIES, UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD

image captionThe collection includes images of botany like this Three Botanical Specimens taken in about 1840

https://www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/tlbt/hd_tlbt.htm

Choose top 2 images  .

 Post to your website.

Answer the following questions

 1. How’s the composition?

              2. What do you find interesting  about his work?

                  3. How is the technical quality 
        

Clone Stamp

   

After - clone stamp

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Instructions

Clone Tool Demonstration Rubric

Criteria	3 - Excellent	2 - Satisfactory	1 - Needs Improvement
Tool Selection	Correctly selects and uses the Clone Stamp tool with confidence.	Selects the Clone Stamp tool but demonstrates limited understanding.	Fails to select the Clone Stamp tool or uses an incorrect tool.
Customization	Effectively customizes tool settings (Size, Hardness, Blending mode) for desired effect.	Customizes some tool settings, but lacks effectiveness or precision.	Does not customize any tool settings or incorrect settings used.
Application Technique	Accurately sets a source point and seamlessly copies and paints content in the new area.	Sets a source point but has some difficulty with copying and painting content.	Struggles to set a source point and does not successfully copy or paint content.
Overall Effectiveness	Creates a polished and cohesive image using the Clone Stamp tool.	Image is somewhat cohesive but lacks polish or clarity.	Image appears disjointed or lacks any effective use of the Clone Stamp tool.

How to use the Photoshop Clone Stamp tool.

Here’s how you can use the Clone Stamp tool to remove an unwanted area in an image while retaining the background.

1. 
   

3 edits in Lightroom

  

Use 3 images from your Weekly Challenge. Elements of Art.

Install lightroom on your machine.

Post the before and after images to your website.

Describe what process you used for each photo.