| Now photography became a kind of art, special | | | | example, photographed poor streets in London, |
| exhibitions took place and so being the part | | | | Thomas Annan made photos of the slums of |
| of culture photography couldn't help | | | | Glasgow, Paul Martin portrayed poor |
| influencing the development of this culture. | | | | conditions in New York. Photography was and |
| The development of this art in England was | | | | is now the mean to fight against injustice. |
| much slower, if compared with other western | | | | |
| countries. British government didn't take any | | | | Photography has changed the face of western |
| steps to help photography to be widely | | | | art. There can be doubts if the photography |
| spread, while such countries as France | | | | is a kind of art but despite all the doubts |
| invested new achievements in this sphere and | | | | both, people of art and ordinary people have |
| helped photography pioneers by all means. | | | | felt the changes. Some artists state that |
| | | | photography will gradually replace painting. |
| The new horizons in photography were opened | | | | It possesses all qualities the painted |
| with the help of Frederick Scott Archer and | | | | pictures do but, in addition, it is less time |
| his process of collodion, which reduced | | | | consuming and requires less money. Both, |
| exposure time to two seconds. The next step | | | | painters and photographers, have same goals |
| in the photography development was Dr. | | | | when creating their works. In addition, the |
| Richard Maddox's invention. He proposed to | | | | sphere of photography applications is much |
| use Gelatin for a basis of negatives instead | | | | wider than that of painting. It included some |
| of glass. Of course, it was the best and the | | | | practical applications, the range of which is |
| fastest technique to develop dry photographic | | | | extending every day. In the beginning, |
| plates. | | | | photographers had the same function as |
| | | | painters. They took pictures of landscapes, |
| All in all, the period when photos could be | | | | people, and different compositions. |
| taken without photographer and any special | | | | Photography was a part of visionary art. |
| knowledge came. From this time, this art | | | | After some time, the range of photography use |
| started its' rapid development. A number of | | | | became extended and it was used for |
| people appeared who decided to occupy | | | | scientific purposes as the recording tool. |
| themselves with photography professionally. | | | | |
| Also, there were photographers-amateurs who | | | | In the year 1840, Talbot has made some new |
| take photos only for fun and for pleasure. | | | | inventions in photography that later became a |
| Further inventions were aimed to improve just | | | | success. Actually, it's his principles that |
| separate aspects in photography process. | | | | modern photography is based on. His new |
| | | | principle became very popular, as his |
| Photography is a kind of art. If earlier art | | | | photography was printed on paper. He decided |
| was distant from real life and artists were | | | | to use glass as a basis for negatives but had |
| lofty and far away from life realia, with the | | | | a few problems. Then, in 1848 Abel Nipce, |
| help of photography it became possible to | | | | Nicephore Nipce's cousin coated a glass plate |
| combine these two spheres. From the first | | | | with egg white and so partly solved the |
| days of photography existence it became the | | | | problem. This new process of making photos |
| mean of social protest. Richard Beard, for | | | | was better, but required more time. |