The most significant figure in the photography world, William Henry Fox-Talbot, an inventor of positive/negative photographic process in the 1800s. The process involves printing on light sensitive paper, with his further development, Fox-Talbot also invented the three processes in photography, which are still used in 'wet' processing today — developing, fixing and printing. After the most substantial invention in history, he patented his work and sold it to professional and amateur photographers for business purposes. His astonishing invention is still highly valued in modern days and left a comment about his achievement as:
‘I do not profess to have perfected an art but to have commenced one, the limits of which it is not possible at present exactly to ascertain. I only claim to have based this art on a secure foundation.’ (Robert Leggat, 2008)
Bibliography
1. BBC. (). William Henry Fox Talbot (1800 - 1877). Available: http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/talbot_william_henry_fox.shtml. Last accessed 27 October 2009.
2. Robert Leggat. (2008). TALBOT, William Henry Fox. Available: http://www.rleggat.com/photohistory/history/talbot.htm. Last accessed 27 October 2009.
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