Week 4 Discussion ART 3648-61
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California State University, Bakersfield**We aren't endorsed by this school
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ART 3648
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History
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Dec 16, 2024
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I feel like this week really developed my understanding of how important Daguerreotypes were during the 1800s. This week's reading and lecture dove into how society viewed photography. After reading specifically how Daguerrotypes were made and how long the process was, I was seriously impressed by not only the photographer but also the subject. In the textbook, the author mentioned that “early daguerreotypes recorded pre-meditated poses constructed over exposure times that initially ran for minutes™ Robert Hirsch, Seizing the Light (2017). I could not help but compare this to another type of imagery used in early monarchs. It immediately reminded me of a court painter. A court painter and painting was used during the early monarch reigns in England where the royal family or ruler would be painted live by a court painter. This process included the royal subject staying in the same meditated pose for long periods of time just like the daguerreotypes. I also found it interesting how the Daguerreotype did not find its way to America until the 1830s. The text mentioned that the first successful attempt of the American Daguerreotype was made in New York. It made me think about how when it comes to America and new developments in technology, specifically photography; we as a nation are behind.
