ded discussion 10 points possible due Feb 11 at 6p

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ded discussion 10 points possible due Feb 11 at 6p Discussion Post A Board Posts 25 total ure of your participation you will write 200 word minimum responses dings as well as responding to at least one other post In these posts I e concrete examples where you critically reflect on the readings This citing specific photographs and photographers theoretical ns between different readings ideas themes and or the author s own Please refer to my separate guide on discussion posts for full details imagemakers and the public Lithography mezzotint and wood engraving fuel the economic market for the mass production of prints Daguerre s high resolu tion direct positive imagemaking method was an ideal fit for these visual concep tions The possibility that Talbot s two step negative positive print system was a more advantageous process was not at first seriously considered The daguerreo type s wizardry had mesmerized viewers with its detailed miniature mono chrome reflections of the world Even Talbot s friend Herschel said of daguerreo types that Certainly they surpass anything I could have conceived as within the bounds of reasonable expectation 2 Daguerre also held the economic and politi cal advantage as the British government offered Talbot neither a pension nor honors for his discovery Talbot had to advocate his own cause patenting his process in February 1841 and demanding a high license fee which added to its production cost His patents not only proved unprofitable but they also had the deleterious side effect of inhibiting the growth of photography in England by com fining its commercial use to those few with capital to invest Later in 1841 Talbe contracted with Antoine Claudet who had opened a London damierro