Why was Felice Beato famous?
Felice Beato (1832 – 29 January 1909), also known as Felix Beato, was an Italian–British photographer….
| Felice Beato | |
|---|---|
| Known for | One of the first people to take photographs in East Asia and one of the first war photographers |
| Relatives | Antonio Beato (brother) |
Which photographer was credited by Abraham Lincoln himself for photographing him in a way that helped him win the election?
Mathew Brady
Taken by Mathew Brady on February 27, 1860, the Cooper Union portrait of Abraham Lincoln is one of the few full-length photographs of him before becoming president.
What kind of negatives did Julia Margaret Cameron use?
She used the most common process at the time, producing albumen prints from wet collodion glass negatives. The process required a glass plate (approximately 12 x 10 inch) to be coated with photosensitive chemicals in a darkroom and exposed in the camera when still damp.