Camera Lucida Reading Reflection

Camera Lucida Reading Reflection

   Chemists were the real creators of photography, when they realized that certain chemicals are sensitive to light and can copy objects that are illuminated. It’s really interesting to find out that originally when photographs were taken it was said that they were extracted.The author believes adding color to photographs just dazzles up the raw nature of the piece. Photographs can also not rekindle the past, but prove that a moment in time did happen. This photograph happened in reality. It did not exist in imagination or other space or time. A photograph can also let a person comprehend life, death, or even situations that occur in reality. I also found it interesting on how they commented on photography giving the world a secondary  presence. It gives evidence that we exist. Photography is violent and at times harsh. It provides the viewer a look into the past. This is the only form of historical evidence that can be completely factual without bias. Although, bias can be formed by a spectator’s opinion of the photo. I think Lucida brings up great information on the subject of photography and made me look at it in an entirely different lighting.