Assignment 1: The Origins of Photography

go to National Gallery of Canada
wait for the intro
Click on the orange box in the upper lefthand corner (camera obscura) and read through the seven sections.
Answer the following questions:

Camera Obscura
1.Why was inventor Diovanni Battista del Porta charged with sorcery?
2. What were some of the uses of the camera obscura?
3. How were camera obscuras different from cameras today?
4. Draw a basic camera obscura.

Click on the yellow box in the upper lefthand corner (inventors) and read through the eight sections.
Answer the following questions:

The Inventors
1. Define the word "fix" as it is used in relation to photography.
2. What type of objects did Wedgwood's father use a camera obscura to help him decorate?
3.Why were daguerrotypes used mainly for achitecture at the time of their invention?
4. Who coined the word photography?
5. compare and contrast the chemical processes of two inventors.

due by Friday Feb 10th