Chapter Two

The photography technique I chose was wet-collodion process, which also called collodion process. This type of photography was used in early photography. Frederick Scott Archer invented it in 1851. “The process involved adding a soluble iodide to a solution of collodion (cellulosenitrate) and coating a glass plate with the mixture.” Also the photograph at first is sensitive to light so they took it back into a dark room where they would get developed in chemicals, making the negative image becomes permanent. After a couple of hours the prints turn into photography from the glass negative.

During the civil war technology and developing photography was difficult, so Archer decided to develop an easier process for preparing a photographic negative. He called this process "The wet plate process" while doing so it  allowed for a shorter exposure time when the photos were being developed, but was still able to be developed within seconds of getting the photo. It was one of the first methods used according to the video posted in our class. It shows details and negatives.

Archer came up with the collodion process, which was a shorter version of daguerreotype, he used this method because it would be lessexpensive than the other method. Photojournalist realized that it was more convenient to use Archers method during the time of the civil war to get their photos published. Another thing that photographers liked about this method was that it produced clearer and sharper outcome of the photos.

My opinion after reading up on the process is that back then it seems that it was a good method at the time to use because of the quality photos you got out of them, but one bad thing about them is once they dried up the picture loss its sensitivity and the picture became unclear. Back then pictures were developed right away after being taken, verse today people take photos and leave them sitting around. So this would not be a good method in modern day technology.

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Keliy Anderson-Staley

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