Now switch back from historical learning to Icon Design. If you’re interested I’ve provided some more resources for you to dive into this topic after the next paragraph. If you’re interested in all the different processes and techniques used by Niépce and Daguerre you can browse the Invention of Photography section on the website of Maison Nicéphore Niépce.įinally let me say that this is just a brief description of Niépce’s discoveries and photographic inventions in general. And we can learn that the invention of photography wasn’t an act of one particular genius but a decades long process with many smart people involved. Finally Daguerre was named and praised as the inventor of photography along with his competitor William Fox Talbot.īut in 1952 Niépce’s lost image View from the Window at Le Gras was discovered and since then he has to be named along with Daguerre and Talbot when speaking of the invention of photography. This process utilized a distillate of lavender oil as the photosensitive agent and produced images in fewer than 8 hours.īut Niépce died suddenly in 1833 and instead of him his partner Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre became famous with his Daguerreotype process in 1839. In June 1832 both invented a process called the Physautotype. They were both experimenting a lot to produce preserved images in less time. At that time, Daguerre already was famous for his impressive Dioramas. But since the scientific definition of the First Photograph is “the world’s first permanent photograph from nature”, View from the Window at Le Gras remains the first “real” photograph.īecause of his inventions he got in contact with the French artist, chemist and inventor Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre and they became officially partners by the time of 1829 (14 December).
It was made in a process he called Heliogravure and it was an image of an (engraving) image (showing a man leading a horse). He called this procedure Heliography and the bitumen-coated pewter plate needed an exposure of eight or more hours!īy the way, in 2002 another picture made by Niépce was discovered which dates back to 1825. But this glass negative was later destroyed during an attempt to produce a positive image.Īfter some more tries and combining other elements in his procedure he was able to produce the famous First Photograph “View from the Window at Le Gras” in 1826 or 1827 by utilizing a bitumen of Judea-coated pewter plate and improved lenses from the Paris optician, Charles Chevalier. In 1822 he created a first non-fading negative contact print by utilizing a bitumen of Judea-coated glass plate. The Maison Nicéphore Niépce team have a nice little video showing the whole procedure on their website. But these negatives didn’t stop fading and he wasn’t able to fix them and they just disappeared. Niépce called this procedure and the final negative “Retinas”. When these sheets get in contact with daylight they blacken. In 1816 Nicéphore Niépce was able to produce a negative image by putting sheets of silver salts coated paper into the back of the Camera Obscura. Painters were able to just redraw the projected image of the Camera Obscura. The Camera Obscura uses a well known optical phenomenon which is known to mankind for quite a long time.īut it was just used either for entertainment or as an aid for drawing and painting. Niépce was a multitasking French inventor who became famous for his experiments trying to preserve the projected image inside of the Camera Obscura. #Nicéphore Niépce and The First Photograph
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Of course, if you’re bored already just grab the download package further down this page. Grab yourself a cup of coffee or tea and sit back while reading this story.
There’s a fascinating story behind these icons which is nothing more than the story of the invention of photography. Icon Overview #The story behind these icons The third icon is the folder icon I have created for this icon package.Įither just download the icons or read the exciting story about the First Photograph. This first preserved photograph View from the Window at Le Gras is the one you can see in the iPhoto icon contained in this package.
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