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This Is Not Architecture Media. constructions Edited by Kester Rattenbury ‘SULA he fu (sma carb hetn 18S 18) London andNew York Chapter 2 On the origins of architectural photography James S, Ackerman Th reine of phtagepic processes dung the 18906 cumin in tho ‘houncarent tothe ube 188 ttwe gute erent eenguee~opnatng France an Eng frpeduing a permanent pine ie, Bo wae the {eo ofahorenadecanaratorwiha ens Tost Lovie lecquer Mande Dag, ‘shen capied the objet on 8 slerpated mel gree (he dgutrootel, chive a icant retr preciso of dtl, twas ted tun posts imo Tat Win Hy oat no he pecioal e tebotypie but son rene aby), mea ave elec provid matte cpa rd thus wicaepond sexe oval normton” Inthe ery yes of pologapy, when ong egonies wer reed ach ecu sd lndscape subi wre eeured party because thoy el ot moe, bik sls baceate tay sted» groming test anton te Bourgas in th woke taj even ererince manfeted a wl nan reac nv poroualy ‘hepreregueclaprivlepedrmnaty, Tabctcagisied ont faire he way tating book of photogenic ii lag Sun Pesos of Seatand YO4S) at ‘epee tote curt cutie cf Rorantclon andto fe proponents heres ‘evi cst, mines abe, aint county houses, en the urd moors ‘rc downs cleat by Woreswer and St Water Sot, whose Sct cae, feat teatime ty ae se any ety photographie, Ta athens pct and chart who opt in clove contac wih fe ecient com, war nar =o alg 12 ‘nt theeterttowhicnphstogapie mage carne bere altos! reli br must Spor on aroun somensofche (jet, poston, ring, fot, ecu, ct) ard rt ole ar ates he eco and aso its 2m, a | Ontesrpreclaclacaashiezapy theghie mat haw asprecis te dare to hich te ackngues of shtoochy ifenares posed cota creative eke (oruarpn he mpendeapee {ee leog of res, ho rariness rating fom te ve of paper mga The procgegh of 1885 has pa ave frosty pace he covey oF {fe comming) shomcal Bat exsirg pore of Lacock Asbo (Se cain thr che of vewpont ‘Seat pinay ston cod ctanechtosun! jet Tere n Romar ard med debt ter ha bon tnd by boat ed parangs sce toca ou lt tent oy. are fea chen mabvchine pone mado rice wth ered Matos ad era fer nd erie wer wie ee Eigen an Franca Ags Che Pg ter of he esl apa tron br fe Gahc Reva Aap Wty 8 Pgh, dete ne ceo rowed pines ech pubeeon, (ao. The Achiere! Angus of Noma encon, 1827-8) Ire font of thi ype extlabos conn ‘staal operon hat adopted 6 cent rere, &y pitogantr: he postions tom ch shat ae rd ap ee of hachas tents, coe of tale. "Th ongnngs wee intl mor np than ly phtogrche rong chun, requlng te nese oe ns ro met laos cad pt ‘aoe ua sof ight aed sade asta the plore, and slew had ofthe ena ented a eter iene one way hace was ‘rerpeted tan the depen of th phlogaghar “tas nh ‘doen, ject ary photographic eae, On the te tard he camer heed has “Istons tat det ates auger: tena oto onl, cate he whole ofa age-scae chr apace wit owes, ora ani wih #5 vats agai reg i tor On (mn fo The ce Aste witout resing Fa th ure fh ln, epi in ses cram by ‘smourdng budge te ena oud snp erat relevent sstuctan ‘an 2 ou ot, Bort iverson of sii mination, capture de ‘ental ane recta des poorly places, soch chute isn he ene both tchrgies wor rte alerted by convention ana mane eye misoreseriaon as wa as reprecewaton Te paograph preva Se te ‘rang, ewer because could be priced and dated mre aca han nro quant. mre chao aby racine x ru ane eis possible for hese rasan fo atinguish leay ecmetny ae of ely achtectulphtograpte hom sr epee ore. non a proton Phoeof the fathalofthe instant cany mula goed wi te Raters by For Talbot totale a phetoprapts hake thomsen toy ‘spec tas ariong images. There insistrce en cus and eng ruck te early practioners aban atm 19 dey them the unguene he feterse. nals om ho ary ahotopanhec point! vow, plop © private comisin. Mary photraohare were enguged partyin Francs tnd Engand,o cary eu prograrmes docurnng nal nonanerta l 18St the French goverment inched he MssonsHélographiues, aging acho Monurents Conmstion(Edoar Satu, He Le Soc, pote Board. esta anc Guta Le Gray). aleve as alo aiicyed fhe 1860s to ponon seer of stu esing th aon ralvay satan hi ge oe shes of he ston at Tuten i chracoratiom i singcy ana ly ann te photoes Pha capac o oe inindtil aehtetue ating raw xagoy ofbalang Becase Se pupode ofthe ceeunertson progres wat to neon ssc of pemanartlonece, he pach was blige ort fr a fossbi poroa oaon ar appa east of hen This hg yt tart seve 1857 on four ol he Ach Psogap Asoc in Enon on te eset Fenn Soot iogachepe, tured 1051 fr roca an supp termes pore of achiral wor alec, te with an ayo brag he acectidproleinyetarng onl cot "epreorstons ofthese wor ae othe pe, by dling kre ob hat ‘apis ol chiec an hey prorainganireased te oct feet Te itenton to precica ‘cbscve images aso would Revo bean tw of ‘nay ofthe chetgraps ol monuments wd suerte tee made conor or ne Seca uch Mad Pa oth (8 ‘rss Strout by ntarenaus eich 8 LouirDosis Banque Eva, who feblohod in 1851-2 prising and merkatingextadiehrartf proc Dona, suns ee iu prin hal coud be adored om a etaogom which nde to prs loge sppraachea in rer tate arty of bier Phot raphe wo vd ae docu! the Eling stay of rportank sete. Baas orem was ampoyedtotack th proces ho now wn ofthe Love imagen ne ech teat occured nthe contin ofa major Sorond Epi one the Poss Opta Chaves Male wanconmisiared toroid te hig conoton war cere ou! under ren Hatzananns Ube re ohana ‘erty of ara Tho rave of potogtaply a suport forthe estrone cosanatin ot iste monunents wate recog by haa charged wihroitiohng medi bugs, When Eugene Vite Our wa conminnedin 1647 eos Note: Dane Paine cdered ge urbe of egunecijps fo document the eetng et fers purpose tact ath nage cou tbe ered in mutes vor aback 0F couse many photographs - tnowingy or ot - eod th esate ote oth madam an porayed wchiecueenpressvy canta ery Secs record ote Church tha Maden Paro revs page Baye iage ofthe sil bein th fade woul et have rca presto ro tos othe bulge reco operon eapnse ats set such hepa of gh and radon "inthe our Th dows act mp that Le Secs imag ea deine of wonitactura photographers his ‘ina Baur ha chonen an vated sabe to the cas itor, has ee suggested hat i yal decor wat inncod byte ‘orthogonal doraton wanderd in schtectural dauphing). The doc rein" and he res pha (80 howovet were rat necesany the werk of erent photographer, hres Nog ied tht when vitog an tach! te would tera’ forthe selon, toe up ‘ow fhe rst inrsing dota view capuing the inpong fre poate cha oft monanert | Th lng talon of pots ancape paiengnceponting wehiachrd ener whose ots ayn thm serentartheenay nthe work lee sete ‘Gade onan, woking na aed sco var Rea n Hoard ad mn hel sighsenth ana ony retort cena ata or wat hese wens "ure and lnderape desig calad th Pereeus Early Binh phtogrophan trom Tat on, echood te pining ot MI. Turn and Connasa coool ose eu rh fe Mae Pi ag Frtn Ey Ct ems cle ie 850 thi approach to scclasasizal monuments, When Roger Ferton chosen photo yaping Ey Cathode ofevur foliage ove ahaectre, heat av ha pat gett Constable's mage of Sabary Caters mind Between th etemes ich a toe of August oeating on pects Sain, rienced ta convey the soy of bo sch as rateng, madison of ght and shadow, tography was clonic th srenganing of Exopsan natin in tre est hath inatnoth arty. Tha progres lasted odocane® par: resect of ach cous ect indrcoed he atone nde ot te ia. Subjects were chosen, preps subtly, rare apts conce- Sonstnesntcane of cata pore! pa Faro rd Bri eres trl achechre wan onptaree Osh phaloapes show much treatin ‘go Smion bldg sino hos wold bot have peated ar ‘eieronart signing wal dependence her Fane. The right Be ‘epird by fhe anptai load on le rai! source by promatars of ho capt stes nite Rowever, eRe rect te msor culuralachiovemenis of the pein, accounted tral proportion of he ‘tau alan photographers aewsad on urban archtectre mor cates ew count Ptorapi a ctaon Eopasn adh the fon mens were ntcpaodinpintedpustosontohe ea yes lth cet, fete t Nevobor's congue of Expt” The fous sen were Egy wih oe on ‘ncontmonurens en the Mele East, wih a psi laos te Holy ra known tom the Biba. Gee onal Atle) and Rome incl the 1b) woe represent alarervlae lis and Tiley, epi teens of Byzaino moruvers, wee Sore otond” Tha gaara flowed th el of Calon eonguet andthe hon ry veloped bourgei ole at suc te ite Ont’ a ange ad enti echoed ast tom ne corel of decadent and det pool (any pola orate ‘cosunes an moms wer proses lange hoe rect, Wher han Benge appear inthe pega hy ste iy cpa tobe soo ao oval ornare or romved fem he se pearson eerrong Wet Eurposts (Ore ctor oft eect photog tos rant f the \olure ie tue bythe soa of ares and bye tara osource ging nem bangs tt pylon aaa je Foro we tua deagrar photgrpne con prove oh venouce and tai. Tho fc tet ployee became aaa he hgh lhe Gone Reval nol he taster tte Pensa mad tis esocly event conta sche ering i the Cana eval we ich cntnues ote praciaed alngede ie GatNcReka) fond necsrd ans sacson and selon he conf Sta and Reet Ihe Aras of Aton (1782) and ChieeLcuie Coens Antique del Fran (1776; on the Remar rer a Nees) mere weal tan htogyapha trove eect) proculy reamed areca! renderings” Pubcsons Thseceh the goving mtarant nthe Got Reva! and Pctureaqueachiocre Uinphsaed pectoral ce f mas, const gh and ado ar ara Spur andonees foramen llc cud we car mare lel by ihe cener tan eughsman ar ongraer the pote ay arch: Turd shotgrapy he ead been auggeetes ug he ro ten decade he ‘ie ad daca pubestons cand tee tsi (og Papworth ual Peso, 1318) ‘Prcgapne wees rsorce fst ot ony sanded the designs how Ieigo of fiir titra aon but eer the scope of he nated 0 = vin specu of hitorca jos ht ware es acossbl a fet tae especial howe th Epp, Byer an he ME I Franc, bent Saco Erp sa pond by te Gol des Batu Ae apna sen aroun o tc, Renna, Bain nd Renovo ements and cramer tie at meechawonee woe tn recy pation the patton of photogrepers et became eget tat photograph porto oud oom at soy of stacng clare: ery Hobaon Ricardo mat have ‘poracedore east have encouraged plore caps tat suveyed Ij blige an tat were pula w Monographs of Amacan Archie (1056 on and Me Schur van Renal Hony HobsooRcharSson an His Archecre (188) “Tovar the nd ol the century howe photographs rete H, Ean ward Stschen, Ale Step) trad ena oa cocunens eoproech and poy rctecral astjet the wren fa Sct prsoa fs. Doe moray teagan bocame ee xermeninl ardared, ne parodt Modems ‘eral ater wr alle cerca othe olga, bu phtogapn of conse foray wor partly hoe lhe moet amie chen pony feted ‘prea ote ee Modern istry archtctr hat rian Waste Eurpe st sot he ‘ino when polograch urge became salable to scnous Polgrephe Se ret create te dicplie; Et without than saponin fr tha Graeme ot ‘ehiseted esearch methods wold et ve boon ale ocr ho a had acces ony to dings and wan pts Arte pound on sete clsision cule devloped tut the capciy mak conparsne baby Bultings are groups of blogs. Photograph ar namo othe practice toes earch and ntarpetitin becuase ie senor an note rere calcon owas alos a deta fudge Wh the devoprent ater the misinteonth cert of foe krroeus Jonas and nonin senate rages pmiting pi exes ray espe

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