Photography: The Open Door

#1. The title of this photograph is called The Open Door. It was created by William Henry Fox Talbot between April and May 1844. The medium that was used in creating this picture is salted paper print from paper negative. The dimensions to this photograph measures five and seven-eighths by six and five-eighths inches. It was created in Wiltshire, England, and according to www.getty.edu The Open Door was last on display from January 17 to April 2, 1989.
#2. The Open Door, photograph appears to be a picture of a doorway to a barn, with a broom leaning against the doorway and a lantern hanging on the other side of the door. The door itself is made of heave thick wood with a lot of rivets to keep all the pieces of wood together. The broom is hand made using organic materials. The handle is made from a thick wooden stick for stability, and the brush of the broom is made from long twigs, and are tightly bound with strips that are cut from a trunk of a tree. The door is open half way, allowing a view of the inside of the barn, however, the inside of the barn is not visible due to the bright lighting on the outside of the barn and the lack of light on the inside of the barn. This is evident, because in the mist of the shadow of the inside of the barn, the window structure on the other side of the barn is visible, but the window

The biggest difference between this photograph and a painting would have to be the lack of color. The lack of color in the photograph takes away some of the impact and the realism of the photograph. However, another difference between a photograph and a painting is the realism that the photograph provides. The photograph is taken of real people and of real things in the correct proportions, which is very difficult and nearly impossible to do in a painting. The Photograph captures real life, and no matter how hard or how good a painter is, the painter cannot capture the same image using paints and memory alone to create a moment in