William Henry Fox Talbot

Shadowgraph

1836

'Shadowgraph' or 'Photogram'

Shadowgraph of a leaf fern produced by Talbot in 1836

©  Reproduced from the National Museum of Photography, Film and Television collection,
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Shadowgraph

1836

The 'shadowgraph' or 'photogram' above is one of many images that Talbot produced by placing items on his sensitized paper and exposing it to light. 

Talbot also produced images of other subjects including some delicate images of patterns in lace.  He also used this method also to copy sketches and engravings.  He made his first images using a camera around 1834.

Initially, Talbot coated his paper with silver nitrate solution, but subsequently found that he achieved greater sensitivity by treating his silver nitrate paper with a solution of common salt to create a mix of silver nitrate and silver chloride.

 

 

William Henry Fox Talbot

Discovery of Photography

Life in England

Connections with Edinbrugh

Correspondence

Photos, Sketches and Engravings

Pencil of Nature

 

 

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