Early manufactured images..

In 1858 Henry Peach Robinson exhibited Fading Away. This tragic family scene picture was skillfully printed from five different negatives. This work depicted the peaceful death of a young girl surrounded by her grieving family.

This is one of the first good examples of early photo manipulation, and at first glance you wouldn't notice that the image is not a true scene. But on closer examination you can see that the man in the window is slightly too big to be in perspective. also the lighting on the right hand side is brighter

 than on the left.

The lady of shallott (1861)

Man Ray

Man ray was another Early discoverer of image manipulation techniques. Similarly to H.P Robinson he used double negatives and solarisation to create haunting images.

Man Ray

He produced these Rayographs by arranging translucent and opaque objects on photosensitive materials. He intentionally used objects that were three dimensional in order to create unusual shadows of the objects on the two dimensional photosensitive surface. His techniques included immersing the object in the developer during exposure, and using stationary and moving light sources.

http://britishphotohistory.ning.com/profiles/blogs/tunbridge-wells-h-p-robinson

www.memoryprints.com

http://www.photograms.org/chapter03.htmlw.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/.../Henry-Peach-Robinson

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