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It is always fascinating to read about the gradual development of a piece of technology, even when the entry, like Bennett, are filled with techno-babble. The color camera had all the right things going for it in the 1840s; all the things required for a piece of technology to grow and develop. There was a desire among many people for color pictures that didn't need to be artist-rendered, there were methods of producing said colored pictures (though they were initially very technical and expensive) and a group of people who wanted to put in the time, effort and money to develop the methods to something that could be commercially sold. WWII, as with most other wars, also proved to be a great source of motivation for the product, not to mention the freedom seeking generations that came after the war. This article demonstrates how a piece of technology gets made and how it can affect society. - Scott | It is always fascinating to read about the gradual development of a piece of technology, even when the entry, like Bennett, are filled with techno-babble. The color camera had all the right things going for it in the 1840s; all the things required for a piece of technology to grow and develop. There was a desire among many people for color pictures that didn't need to be artist-rendered, there were methods of producing said colored pictures (though they were initially very technical and expensive) and a group of people who wanted to put in the time, effort and money to develop the methods to something that could be commercially sold. WWII, as with most other wars, also proved to be a great source of motivation for the product, not to mention the freedom seeking generations that came after the war. This article demonstrates how a piece of technology gets made and how it can affect society. - Scott | ||
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| + | This article made me smile because it reminded me when I was little and I asked my grandparents is they saw in black and white when they were young, because all the photos of them were taken in black and white. I was so convinced that people actually saw differently and it was only until later that I realized it was because of the technology. Reading this article also made me realize how much influence color can have on how we view certain things. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/library_of_congress/sets/72157603671370361/ The Library of Congress]actually has a spread on color photography taken during the 30's and 40's and this article made me think of that. There also is [http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/empire/making.html another set] of images online of Russia in color in the early 1900's. These were taken by Sergei Mikhailovich Prokudin-Gorskii and are really interesting to look at. Finally there is [http://citynoise.org/article/10598 this site/blog] which also looks at more autochrome photos from the early 1900's. I guess these are are more photos to support the point that Bennett is making, which is that color photography had been around for awhile. It was just in the hands of certain professionals who could afford to do it. However the nature of color photography appealed to the mass consumers because the photos appeared to be more inviting and less cold. So the race began to find a way to make color photography available for everyone. -Jenn | ||
