Civil War Photography by https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9 en-us 2018-04-27 13:42:04 UTC 2024-10-14 23:50:13 UTC hello@padlet.com Civil War & Photography kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/256015564 The Civil War was the first major conflict to be extensively photographed. The shockingly realistic medium piqued America's interest.]]> 2018-04-27 13:59:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/256015564 Famous Photographers kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/256017887 Some famous Photographers during the Civil War; Mathew Brady, Alexander Gardner, and Timothy O'Sullivan.]]> 2018-04-27 14:04:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/256017887 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258020880
Sam Cooley, Photographer (Library of Congress)]]> 2018-05-04 13:26:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258020880 The Process kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258022504 Photography and wet plating was a difficult and time consuming process. First, the camera was positioned and focused]]> 2018-05-04 13:30:35 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258022504 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258022748 Wet plate process]]> 2018-05-04 13:31:07 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258022748 Mathew Brady kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258028597 Mathew B. Brady was one of the earliest photographers in American history, best known for his scenes of the Civil War.]]> 2018-05-04 13:43:44 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258028597 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258029162 2018-05-04 13:45:02 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258029162 Alexander Gardner kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258029539 Alexander Gardner was a Scottish photographer who immigrated to the United States in 1856, where he began to work full-time in photography. (Worked for Mathew Brady)]]> 2018-05-04 13:45:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258029539 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258029911 2018-05-04 13:46:48 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258029911 Timothy O' Sullivan kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258030216 Timothy H. O'Sullivan was a photographer born in ireland, widely known for his work related to the American Civil War and the Western United States. (Worked for Mathew Brady)]]> 2018-05-04 13:47:32 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258030216 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258030710 2018-05-04 13:48:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258030710 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258033641 First, collodion was used to coat the plate glass in order to sensitize it to light. In a darkroom, the plate was then immersed in silver nitrate, placed in a light-tight container, and inserted into the camera. ]]> 2018-05-04 13:55:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258033641 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258035452 Dark box and cart]]> 2018-05-04 13:58:49 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258035452 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258036016 Camera plate holder]]> 2018-05-04 13:59:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258036016 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258036948 Next, the cap on the camera was removed for two to three seconds, exposing it to light and imprinting the image on the plate.  Replacing the cap, the photographer immediately took the plate, still in the light-tight container, to his darkroom, where he developed it in a solution of pyrogallic acid.]]> 2018-05-04 14:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258036948 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258037179 After washing and drying the plate with water, the photographer coated it with a varnish to protect the surface. This process created a plate glass negative. Once the plate-glass negative was made, the image could be printed on paper and mounted.]]> 2018-05-04 14:02:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258037179 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258037413 Stereo View, Petersburg, Va.
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]]> 2018-05-04 14:02:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258037413 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258037974 Stereo View, Petersburg, Va.]]> 2018-05-04 14:03:55 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258037974 Stereo Views kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258038261 Lke the pictures above, Stereo views were sophisticated three dimensional images. They provided to be popular among Americans and highly effective. To make them, they used a similar process, but with a twin lens. The camera would take a picture of the same image, but with two different lenses. Another difference to the process, two images would be put on one plate. Once the pictures were made, they were placed in viewing cards, easily inserted to create 3D images.]]> 2018-05-04 14:04:30 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258038261 kylieehackettgood https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258176857 2018-05-04 23:05:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kylieehackettgood/mjai4ilkb4x9/wish/258176857