【In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness,buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisyard.Thatwasthefirstphotograph.Thenextimpo】
In1826,aFrenchmannamedNiepceneededpicturesforhisbusiness,buthewasnotagoodartist.Soheinventedaverysimplecamera.Heputitinawindowofhishouseandtookapictureofhisyard.Thatwasthefirstphotograph.
Thenextimportantdateinthehistoryofphotographywas1837.Thatyear,Daguerre,anotherFrenchman,tookapictureofhisstudio.Heusedanewkindofcameraandadifferentprocess.Thiskindofphotographwascalledadaguerreotype.Soon,otherpeoplebegantouseDaguerre’sprocess.Inabout1840,theprocesswasimproved.Thenphotographerscouldtakepicturesofpeopleandmovingthings.
MatthewBradywasonewell-knownAmericanphotographer.Hetookmanyportraitsoffamouspeople.Theportraitswereunusualbecausetheywereverylife-likeandfullofpersonality.
Inthe1880s,newinventionsbegantochangephotography.Photographerscouldbuyfilmready-madeinrolls.Andfinally,theinventionofthesmallhandheldcameramadephotographylessexpensive.Withthesmallcamera,anyonecouldbeaphotographer.Peoplebegantousecamerasjustforfun.Theytookpicturesoftheirfamilies,friendsandfavoriteplaces.Theycalledthesepictures“snapshots”.
Photographyalsoturnedintoaformofartbytheendthe19thcentury,somephotographswerenotjustcopiesoftherealworld.Theyshowedideasandfeelings,likeotherartforms.
小题1:MatthewBradywaswell-knownfor_______.A.inventingdaguerreotypeB.takingpicturesofFrenchcitiesC.takingportraitsoffamouspeopleD.inventingthefirstcamera小题2:Thenewinventionsinphotographymadeitpossiblefor________.A.BradytotakepicturesoffamouspeopleB.anyonetobeaphotographerC.onlyrichpeopletotakepicturesD.peopletousedaguerreotype小题3:Photographycanalsobeanartformbecauseartistscan_________.A.takepicturestoshowtherealworldB.makedocumentariesC.showideasandfeelingsinpicturesD.copyoldpictures