TIMELINE: PHOTOGRAPHY IN THE BEGINNING

• 1839 - Daguerre pioneered the "Daguerrotype", Although this gave a very sharp, crisp image it only allowed for one image to be produced unlike today where many images can be made from one negative.
• 1840 - William Henry Foxtolbert invents the "calotype" unlike the "Daguerrotype" this made a very soft image due to the paper negatives, but what this does mean is that now we could reproduce images many times from one initial negative.
• 1851 - William Archer develops the "wet plate process" this basically used large glass sheets as film and the developing had to be done on location using a dark room tent, this was a revolution but was still a long way off the practicality we have today.
• 1866 - The "dry plate process" or the gelatin process was invented by Dr Richard Maddox this enabled the photo to be taken and the developing to be done at a later time.