William Fox Talbot

William Fox Talbot invented the negative/positive photo process. He also helped photography become considered an actual type of art.

Here are some examples of his work.

I like this one because of the darkness in the windows, and the people who are just lounging around the house being casual, and the dress that the people are wearing. Plus I just really like old photographs because of the effect of the black and white with the sort of brown shade of it.

I like this one because there is the big boat, then a medium sized boat, then there's the small boat. It shows size in a very cool, unique way, and I like it.

I like the people working in this photograph. They are working on photo while someone is taking a photo of them. I like the concept of this photo.

Anna Atkins

Anna Atkins' father was a respected scientist who had two minerals named after him. Anna Atkins first got involved in photography when her friend, John Herschel, invented a type of photographic process and she used it for drawing scientific specimens. She used this process to show specimens like bugs and plants on paper.

Here are some examples:

Alfred Stieglitz

Born in 1864, this photographer helped make photography considered a form of art. He ran New York art galleries and put up art from European artists, which introduced that European type of art. He was married to Georgia O'Keefe.

When retired from the Union army, Alfred's father made sure his son had the best education possible. The schools that Alfred attended were not challenging enough for him, so his parents moved back to Germany with him and his 5 siblings. They put Alfred in the Realgymnasium high school. His parents traveled Europe to museums and theaters often. Through his teachers, Alfred grew to like photography and traveled the Europe countryside taking pictures of the common folk.

As Alfred came to love photography, he not only became famous for his photography, but also writing about photography being an art. He was soon offered a job at a magazine named The American Amateur Photographer.

Here are a couple photos taken by Alfred Stieglitz:

I like how the tracks are left in the snow and the buildings in the background. You can barely see the last one because of the snow.

The fog in this picture is very cool. And I also like the building in the background and how the carriage is coming around the bend.

This is my favorite photo by Alfred Stieglitz because light coming from the windows penetrates the night and the outside lights have a very cool effect on the building. Plus considering I just shot night, I can appreciate this more.

This is my second favorite photo because of the perspective of the apples to the house. I like it a lot.