1860

10 Years later the process had not become any quicker as photographers were still using similar cameras. The main 'portable' camera that was available to capture detailed images was the daguerreotype wet plate camera in which only a shot at a time was possible in therefore the shot needed a lot of time to be thought into it and the chemical process in itself was time consuming to both prepare and develop the plate for an image.

 

This is an example of a wet plate daguerreotype from the 1860's.

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Mathew Brady very much like Rodger Fenton was sent to document the civil war after American forces became criticised. War photography also allowed people of the country to see the effects of the war and boosted peoples spirits in backing their side...However this also caused a lot of anxiety in the public as the photos were published.

In this image we see two soldiers take a break from fighting to have a social smoke together. Again this image becomes Candid only literally as both of the subjects seem unaware of having there photo taken whether this is so or not we cant tell as the photo could have been staged however in the modern day it gives the impression of a candid image.

 

The photo is labelled: Union soldiers 1864

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Sending photographers out to document wars became more popular as it allowed the people not involved to really see what was happening during the war and this had both positive and negative effects for everyone involved as sometimes the image were used to shame other sides where in other cases the photos were sent back to boost the public at home's confidences.

 

Another photographer involved with war photography in the 1860's was John Reekie.

This image could be arguably a candid image as we see a man who could or could not be aware that his image is being taken as it is hard to distinguish his eye contact. However there are subjects in the background of the image who seem completely unaware that they are about to be frozen in time and this for me makes this image part of the candid genre very briefly.

 

 

The image is labelled: Burial party cold Harbor 1865

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