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calotype [′kal·ə‚tīp] (graphic arts) An obsolete method of photography in which paper is treated with silver iodide, silver nitrate, and acetic and gallic acids; after exposure the paper is developed in a solution of silver nitrate and gallic acid. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| The view of the stable secured by Morell with his 4 x 5 over the course of an eight-hour open-shutter session is the same one Fox Talbot captured in 1840 for his first chemically developed calotype print, Combining modern technology and old-fashioned optics, Morell creates an engaging document that blurs past and present, inside and outside--a romantic work filled with an awe of scientific inquiry. 1841 - William Henry Fox Talbot patents the Calotype, a negative-positive photo process. Talbot's calotype consisted of an exposure that produced no visible image; rather, as he states, "the impression is latent and invisible" (qtd. |
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