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Early Photography

1839

The year 1839 is generally regarded as the year that photography, as we know it, commenced.  There had been some earlier experiments, but problems with long exposure times and difficulties in fixing the image.  But it was in 1839 that both Daguerre and Talbot announced their discoveries.

Daguerre's discovery

The Daguerreotype

7 January 1839

Louis-Jacques-Mandé  Daguerre’s discovery of his Daguerreotype photographic process was announced in The Literary Gazette and in  La Gazette de France on 7 January 1839.  

The public announcement giving details of the Daguerreotype process was not made until 19 August 1839

 i.e. after the French Government had bought the rights to the process, and the process had been patented in England and Wales.

Talbot' discovery

Photogenic Drawing

25 January 1839

William Henry Fox Talbot displayed the results of his negative/positive process to the Royal Institution in London on 25 January 1839.

He then presented a Paper to the Royal Society on 31 January 1839, describing his process as “photogenic drawing”

Royal Scottish Society of Arts

Lectures + Exhibits

27 Mar 1839 and 13 April 1839

On 27 Mar 1839 and 10 April 1839, Andrew Fyfe gave accounts of his experiments in photogenic drawing to The Royal Scottish Society of Arts ('The Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts') at their meetings in Edinburgh.

He gave details of his methods and showed specimens, commenting on the relevance to lithography

Materials for Sale

Photogenic Drawing

Photographic Materials for sale by T & H Smith, CHemists, Edinburgh - 1839 ©

13 April 1839

The first advertisement  I have found in the  Edinburgh press for photographic materials being offered for sale was on 13 April 1839

T & H Smith, chemists, offered materials and instructions for photogenic drawing.

Royal Scottish Society of Arts

Communications + Public Lecture

Advert in The Scotsman for a Public Lecture on Photography to be given by Dr Fyfe at the Assembly Rooms, Edinburgh on 17 April 1839 ©

17 Apr 1839

On 27 Mar 1839 and 10 April 1839, Andrew Fyfe gave accounts of his experiments in photogenic drawing to The Royal Scottish Society of Arts ('The Society for the Encouragement of the Useful Arts) at their meetings in Edinburgh.

He gave details of his methods and showed specimens, commenting on the relevance to lithography

 

Before 1839

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EdinPhoto - Home Page      Please send me an e-mail ... with your questions, comments, suggestions or news.      At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.            At any time, you can search for a word - perhaps a photographer's name or a photographic topic. The search will produce a list of pages on the EdinPhoto web site where this word appears.

Photographs and Other Images - These include portraits of photographers - photographic outings - Princes Street views - Newhaven Fishwives - etc.  Early Photography in Edinburgh - Talbot, Brewster, Hill & Adamson, Early Professional Photographers in Princes Street, etc.  Professional Photographers in Edinburgh - 1840 to 1940 - Their names, dates of business and studio addresses.  The Photographic Society of Scotland - 1856 to 1873 - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, etc.  The History of Edinburgh Photographic Society - 1861 to date - Lectures, Exhibitions, Outings, Poems, etc.  EPS Publications - EPS Handwritten Records - Photographic Journals - Trade Directories - Books - etc.  Thanks to all who have encouraged and supported me in creating the EdinPhoto web site - including descendants of photogrpahers - researchers - providers of photographs and other material  Background notes on the research thal led up to the creation of this site - together with lists of new material added to the site since its launch.  Brief comments on how this site might be used - Just browsing? - Seeking specific information?  Please add your questions, suggestions or other comments to the Guest Book.  Links to other web sites - Photographic Societies - Photographic History - Family History - etc.  Click here to find the link to the Edinburgh Photogrpahic Society web site.  Details of who owns the copyright of photographs and other mateiral on this web site.

A selection of my photographs, many from Edinburgh throughout the year. Also photos from Scotland, London, Iceland, Italy, Hong Kong and elsewhere    Many old maps of Edinburgh (Old Town, New Town, while City), Leith and Newhaven. Includes several old transport maps and a comparison of old maps with recent aerial photos.   Old engravings, mailly of Edinburgh scenes. Some from the 1820s, some from the 1890s, some others - includes many hand-coloured examples from the 1820s.   News from Edinburgh today - Events, Collections, Buildings and Gardens, Transport   This site includes 1. Post card portraits taken in studios in Edinburgh: 2. Post card views either takeen/published by Ediburgh photographers or views of Edinburgh, or both.y Edinburgh    Views of Edinburgh, grouped into three sections: 1. Street views: 2. Buildings: 3. Around Edinburgh   Views of transport around Edinburgh - Horse drawn trams and buses, cable cars, electric trams, buses and a few railway photos. Also several maps of Edinburgh's bus and tram routes.   Summary of the updates added to this site each month since the site was launched   Frequently Asked Questions

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