US photo studioIn 1840, the world's first commercial photography studio was opened in New York City by John Johnson and Alexander S. Wolcott. On 6 Oct 1839, Johnson had taken to Wolcott's residence a full description of Daguerre's discovery. That afternoon they worked to produce a camera and plates. The same day, they exposed and processed their first Daguerreotypes. Johnson later wrote that they ended the day "little dreaming or knowing into what a labyrinth such a beginning was hastening us." Over the next few months, they experimented in various aspects of the construction of the camera, lighting, and using persons as subjects. By 8 May 1840, Wolcott had patented a camera using a mirror reflector to correct the reversed image from the usual single lens. |
