Week Four Overview

Unfortunately, this week I have been very busy with school and with a badminton tournament, so I have not been able to do my research on the history of photography.

However, I do know roughly what I am going to research about and instead of researching two major points in the history of photography next week, I am going to research four in order to make up for the fact that I haven't done any research this week.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon.

Week Three Overview

Hi, this week I've been really busy working on my EPQ Project. I wanted to give an overview of what I've completed this week. As you know, I've been researching both the history of photography and photography techniques so I can eventually capture a photo that shows the history of photography, however I've completed my research on photography techniques. Here is what I have done this week.

Whilst researching the history of photography I have found out that photography continued on with famous 19th century photographers Nadar (Felix Toumachon) and Adolphe Disderi. Looking at some of their photographs, that they had taken, is really amazing to consider how far photography has come in less than two centuries.

I am looking forward to try out the photography techniques that I have researched. In a couple of weeks, I will post some pictures that I have taken, using the techniques I have researched, on a page on this blog which will be called 'Photo Technique Gallery'.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon. 

Week Two Overview

Hi, this week I've been really busy working on my EPQ Project. I wanted to give an overview of what I've completed this week. As you know, I've been researching both the history of photography and photography techniques so I can eventually capture a photo that shows the history of photography. Here is what I have done so far.

Whilst researching the history of photography I have found out that photography continued on a year after the daguerreotype with the calotype. Also, in 1851, after the calotype, a process called Wet Collodion process was invented generating even more popularity with photography.

Later on in the week, after researching the history of photography, I looked at some interesting photography techniques. These are the techniques I looked at:

• ZOOM BLUR PHOTOGRAPHY
• INFRARED PHOTOGRAPHY
• TILT-SHIFT PHOTOGRAPHY
• BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOGRAPHY
• HIGH SPEED PHOTOGRAPHY

I am looking forward to try these out. In a couple of weeks, I will post some pictures that I have taken, using the techniques I have researched, on a page on this blog which will be called 'Photo Technique Gallery'.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon. 

Week One Overview

Hi, this week I've been really busy working on my EPQ Project. I have already published five posts but I wanted to give an overview of what I've completed this week. As you know, I've been researching both the history of photography and photography techniques so I can eventually capture a photo that shows the history of photography. Here is what I have done so far.

Whilst researching the history of photography I have found out that photography started with the Camera Obscura and was then later developed to create the Daguerreotype which took the first photo ever. For more information visit the Daguerreotype and Camera Obscura pages on this blog.

Later on in the week, after researching the history of photography, I looked at some interesting photography techniques. These are the techniques I looked at:

• CAMERA TOSS PHOTOGRAPHY
• MOTION BLUR PHOTOGRAPHY
• SMOKE ART PHOTOGRAPHY
• PANORAMIC PHOTOGRAPHY
• MACRO PHOTOGRAPHY

I am looking forward to try these out. In a couple of weeks, I will post some pictures that I have taken, using the techniques I have researched, on a page on this blog which will be called 'Photo Technique Gallery'.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon. 

Camera Toss Photography

Hi, I've been researching some photography techniques and found one that caught my eye called 'Camera Toss Photography'. It involves throwing your camera in the air while taking a photo of different coloured lights.

Here are some examples of Camera Toss Photography:

For more information visit, http://www.photoguides.net/camera-toss-photography. Soon I will post my own pictures of this.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon.

Daguerreotype

Hi, I've been working on my EPQ project and have been studying the Daguerreotype. It was the first camera  that took the first photo ever, due to heliography. The inventors were Louis Daguerre-of which the camera is named, and Joseph Nicephore Niepce. 

They developed a partnership, but before practical success was achieved, Niepce died in 1833 at the age of 68. Despite this, Daguerre carried on with their project and eventually produced the Daguerreotype.

Here are some pictures:

Joseph Nicephore Niepce (Left) pictured with  Louis Daguerre (Right)

The First Photograph

For more information visit, http://www.photohistory-sussex.co.uk/dagprocess.htm.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon.

Camera Obscura

Hi, as you know, I have been learning about the history of photography and today I have found out about the first ever camera called the pinhole camera, otherwise known as the Camera Obscura. It was invented by Alhazen (Ibn al-Haytham), who was an Arabian scientist, astronomer and mathematician. 

Here are some pictures:

Original Camera Obscura

Developed Camera Obscura

It has been used as an aid for drawing, tourist attractions and was even featured in the highly acclaimed 1946 film, 'A Matter of Life and Death' (Stairway to heaven), inspired by a Camera Obscura installed at Portmeiron, Wales in 1922.

For more details about it visit, http://news.bbc.co.uk/dna/place-lancashire/plain/A2875430, or visit the Camera Obscura page of this blog.

Please leave any comments. Will update on my progress soon.