The Birth of Photography: Drawing With Light (and silver iodide)
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Published 2021-10-23
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00:00 Intro
00:32 Camera Obscura
05:37 Conception of photography
06:37 The Daguerreotype process
10:19 Examining a daguerreotype
12:04 The strange viewing properties of the daguerreotype
14:44 The Ambrotype
17:20 The Tintype
19:10 Eastman Kodak and the path to mass-adoption
22:05 120 film format
24:25 A 120 format camera's quirks and features
27:44 Loading it with film
30:52 Using the camera
33:31 Unloading the camera
35:25 Bloopers
All Comments (21)
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It just occurred to me that Agfa-Ansco's designation of 120 as B-2 could simply derive from Brownie No. 2.
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32:40 “Latent image of vaporization.” That was perfect.
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“Oldest not-book object I’ve held” Rocks: “Am I a joke to you?”
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14:50 "not to be confused with the nick-collodion process" man I was having a shitty day, and now I'm grinning from ear to ear, thanks Alec!
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That Daguerreotype you have is a treasure. The detail on it is amazing and it seems to be a pleasant family photo. A beautiful piece of history.
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“Through the magic of buying two of them, I have *one* of them right here!*
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Playing the long game with “latent image of vaporization….” Love it
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I absolutely love the running bits on this channel, particularly "throught the magic of buying X of them".
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"Early attempts at making dry plates resulted in very insensitive plates which were quite rude..." LOL!!!
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5:23 "ray tracing was really slow" Some things never change.
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I’ve known how pinhole cameras work for ages, but this explanation is the first time I’ve really understood why they work that way. The “move your head and the view changes” lead in was truly eye opening.
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I'm a photographer who has read/studied this stuff for decades. You made one of the better and more accessible summaries I've ever heard. Probably just the best, honestly. This is what I'm going to use whenever I wanna introduce people to real photography.
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Always impressed by the clarity of your shots of things like the daguerreotype. There's an inherent paradox in getting your hands on something you just have to see with your own eyes, and then capturing its subtleties in a video, but you always succeed to the point where it feels like we're in the room with you. S-tier content.
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Insensitive plates were quite rude.... I love it lol
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"possibly hipster reasons" just entered into my vocabulary
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“Through the magic of buying two of them, I have one.” This joke will never get old.
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Wow, this really takes me back! My first camera was a Kodak Brownie Hawkeye, which was just a slightly more modern version of the Brownie in the video. (Technically it was my younger brother's camera but I used it a lot.)
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'Darkening the Blue' sounds like an amazing pop fusion jazz album, that I now want to hear.
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Oh my, FINALLY somebody shows daguerreotype from several angles! I can't believe how difficult it is to find a video like that! Thank you so much!
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11:20 I've always been amazed at the detail in a well cared for daguerreotype image. Just beautiful. I've been a keen photographer for many years and have a basic knowledge of the history of the craft. I'm really enjoying your history lesson, though. Thank you.
