Louis Daguerre
1. twentieth century? I think that the hardest part about using cameras before the twentieth century was having to work with the more complicated cameras before consumer-friendly, Kodak Brownie and 35mm cameras were made. I believe that since most cameras before the twentieth century were owned by professional and enthusiastic amateur photographers, and not by the general public, it would be harder to work these earlier cameras because they were more complex and required a considerable amount of knowledge and experience to operate them.
2. Which of the inventors associated with photography do you think had the largest impact on photography? Why? I believe that Louis Daguerre had the largest impact on the field of photography because his invention,
the daguerreotype (an early process of developing photographs), popularized photography around the world. The daguerreotype first introduced photography to the global public (mainly the western hemisphere), and allowed average people to have fixed portraits of themselves and their families at a relatively low cost - something that was once limited to only the wealthiest of society. In fact, the daguerreotype was such a success, that the French government bought the rights to it in 1839. Essentially, Louis Daguerre's photographic invention greatly broadened the world of photography, so much so that individuals could, after the daguerreotype's invention in the 1830s, make a living off of taking photographs, thus legitimizing photography as a timeless factor of history and not just a passing trend.
2. Which of the inventors associated with photography do you think had the largest impact on photography? Why? I believe that Louis Daguerre had the largest impact on the field of photography because his invention,
the daguerreotype (an early process of developing photographs), popularized photography around the world. The daguerreotype first introduced photography to the global public (mainly the western hemisphere), and allowed average people to have fixed portraits of themselves and their families at a relatively low cost - something that was once limited to only the wealthiest of society. In fact, the daguerreotype was such a success, that the French government bought the rights to it in 1839. Essentially, Louis Daguerre's photographic invention greatly broadened the world of photography, so much so that individuals could, after the daguerreotype's invention in the 1830s, make a living off of taking photographs, thus legitimizing photography as a timeless factor of history and not just a passing trend.