research on your own an artifact from the pre history or early history of photography 400 words
The purpose of this assignment is to see what you can discover about an artifact from the pre-history or early history of photographic media, and to share your new-found knowledge with your peers.
Look for your name on the table below and your assigned artifact on the right.
Find some images and descriptions of the artifact online. Try to find the best source of information you can find about it on the Internet.
Upload the image or website to this Assignment link, along with answers to one or more of the questions below.
In addition, come to class on Fri April 17 prepared to share the image(s) you found with the class (via screen share), and to answer one or more of these questions:
When and where was the artifact developed? Who was involved in its development?
What was the artifact used for? Who used it?
In what ways did the uses of the artifact influence how people saw themselves and the world?
What is important to know about this artifact?
| Alvarez, Becker, Bari, Besana, Cao | camera obscura |
| Chen (Sze), Chen (Wing), Chung, Fang | camera lucida |
| Fithen, Flores, Fustei, Gao | diorama |
| Garcia, Hanna, Holm, Ivanova, Kim | daguerreotype |
| Lee, Levie, Lin, Liu | calotype |
| Lyman, Machin, Manrique, Masui | wet collodion |
| Mikaili, Monroy, Montenegro, Moore | dry-plate photography |
| Nickerson, Page, Park, Rason | stereograph & stereoscope |
| Teoh, Utz, Wang (Xitong), Wang (YuYing) | carte de visite |
| Williams, Xu, Zhang, Zhou | halftone |
