CS100 Study Guide - Final Guide: Orson Welles, Wireless Telegraphy, Photojournalism
Document Summary
Draughtsmen were not paid much (sketchers for newspapers) Sketches were produced at a considerably lower cost than wet collodion glass negatives in big view cameras. Until 1885 there was no such thing as a photographer that was exclusively used for news reporting. The birth of photojournalism pre-dates theodore roosevelt"s presidency. The first photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by joseph nic phore ni pce in the end of the 18th century. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at ni pce"s estate, le gras, in the. Black and white image created by the exposure of light. Was introduced in 1839 and by 1860 it was replaced by better, more efficient ways of taking pictures. Half tone processing (early 1840s suggested by talbot) establishes the professional aspect of photography (photo journalism) Permanent, institutionalized supply of news pictures to mass audiences. No newspaper had images regularly till 1873.
