Can someone tell me at least 3 ways the camera influenced the paintings of artist from 1850 - 1900.?

Answer 1

well, artists realized they needed to be more careful to depict scenes more accurately because people who would never have known the difference were now able to see pictures of the discrepancies. this was common with the depictions of rock formations, etc out west. only a hand full of people had actually been out there to see what the artist was painting. so, to the viewers back in the east, the painting was fabulous.

also, photography tended to "replace" some painting of the time, and many artists also began to explore what they could do with the camera. it did end up taking the place of common paintings of portraiture for the most part, which gave way to a true representation of the individual.

in addition, artists could take pictures on site and then produce paintings from the pictures in their studio. this nearly eliminated the common practice of on-site painting, which was how people did most landscape paintings from reality to this point.

Answer 2

Only marginally in terms of as a compositional and element aid as well as speed up the drawing time. There were autochromes but I doubt the input was all that great. Just because you're using a camera isn't going to insure solid pictorial expression. It's got to look like a painting. A photo gives too much information. Like the difference between a dramatic motion picture and a news film or documentary. Selection, editing, problem solving, space, texture, focus, line ( yes, paintings have line ) color ( Not too much ) Mood. That's why they tell you in art school ' it's been done '. Ninety nine percent of the people coming out aren't going to be able to do it either! A study was recently done in England proving what all of us already knew. Vermeer used a camera that couldn't even take pictures: The Camera Obscura. The results were duplicated to the last detail. No question about it now. But they were still carefully crafted paintings only he could do. Glazing, optical greys, ad infinitum.

Answer 3

1st- It gave the artist the ability to paint or drawn a place, without going their.

2ND- Also gave the ability to work on the painting any time. so they did not have to wait for the proper lighting.

3rd- Also gave the ability to work on Portraits without using a live model.

Answer 4

It made artists feel useless
It made artists less successful (sales)
It made artists become photographers

Answer 5

1.) Height
2.) Width
3.) Depth