Civil War Photography

1844

1803

1816

1880

Charles Darwin

Nicéphore Niépce

Alfred Noble

Thomas Edison

plants, especially flowers and trees

daily life, especially women and factory workers

hair, epsecially extravagent styles

the dead, especially infants and children

Cameras required an exposure time of 5 to 20 seconds.

The battlefield was too dangerous to approach.

Cameras were too difficult to move.

This style of photograph was unpopular.

By bake sales

By photographer, Mathew Brady

By the government

By donations from citizens

Put it in direct sunlight.

Put it into a special mix of chemicals in a light-proof room.

Rub it with a cloth. The fabric will wash away the excess electrons.

Have a dog lick it after drinking milk.

Shocked

Bored

Excited

Reserved

Landscape

Portrait

Black and White

Action/Adventure

They wished to have their souls stolen by the camera.

It was required by the government.

They were vain.

They allowed their wives and children to have a part of them if they died.

Where one takes pictures of wet plates

where one smacks a plate against a pan of water in order to create a clear picture

Where one uses a glass plate coated in chemicals to take a photography when exposed to light

where a photo is branded onto a plate through the use of acids therefore make the plate wet