August 19th was World Photography Day, this date is Photography day because it was when one of the early photography processes was revealed to the world. The daguerreotype was released by the French government and became one of the first commercially available photography processes in 1839 by the 1860 there were other less expensive process available. For the daguerreotype was relatively expensive as it required a polished silver plated copper sheet. World photography day is dedicated as a way to celebrate Photography and all that it is and can be.
Today I spent the bulk of the day working on Photography related projects, such as this blog I added a new Panorama-Sphere plugin to.
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This Panorama Sphere is my contribution to World Photography Day. I created this in our Vegetable Garden on August 19th. This was made using my Phone Camera and the Google Camera app.
What excites me about Photography and the future of Photography is the new mediums that have become available to output your Photography to. Such as websites, Digital Screens, Videos, and so many more. Historically Photography has always had multiple output mediums, but now I feel that we have so many more options. From Stereoview Cards to Photo Spheres and all of the ways that you could put the two together… Stereoview Photo Sphere anyone?
There is still Print based mediums but with the advantage of the internet we can print mediums that would otherwise be cost prohibitive. Particularly Metal Prints, and Photo Books from Blurb or The Book Patch.