Figure 1.--This illustration shows a 19th century photographic studio. Notice the large window and skylight and absence of any flash.
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Figure 1.--This illustration shows a 19th century photographic studio. Notice the large window and skylight and absence of any flash. |
We have at this time only limited information on the layout of a 19th century photographic studio. Almost all of our images are understandably from the eye of the camera looking forward. We have little idea what wasbehind and around the camera. Old movies suggest that photographers often ised primitive flash. I am not at all sure that this was thre case. Note that there is never a tell-tale flash shadow in these old portraits. This suggests that flash was rarely used. This means that natural light was relied on. This would have required a studio with large windows and skylights. There were lots of windows and curtains so the photographer could control the light for different exposures. Of course there were wide variations in these studios. Some established photographers undobtedly had large well-appointed studios. Other photographers operated much more basic facilities.
Coe, Brian. Kameras: von der Daguerreotypie zum Sofortbild (1978). There are 21 illustrators named, but I don't know the one who drew the illustration here..
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