Early Photographic Processes

Questions 1 – 7
 Complete the table below.
Choose ONE WORD ONLY from the passage for each answer.
Write your answers in boxes 1 - 7 below.

Process	Advantage	Disadvantage
daguerreotype	images were very 1 ………	each image was 2 ……….
cyanotype	was comparatively 3 ………. to use
calotype	first process which created an image called 4 ………. , from which unlimited copies could be made
wet collodion process	produced high-quality images	needed considerable 5 ……… to use
albumen print	produced glossy images in a range of 6 ……….
carbon process	produced permanent images because it did not use any products based on 7 ……….

Questions 8 – 13
Do the following statements agree with the information given in the text?
In boxes 8 - 13 below, write.
TRUE if the statement agrees with the information
FALSE if the statement contradicts the information
NOT GIVEN if there is no information on this


8 The cyanotype has proved helpful in professional fields outside that of photography.
9 The calotype process was modified and improved upon a number of times in the years following its invention.
10 The wet collodion process took many years to achieve success.
11 From the mid 1850s to the 1890s, more photographers used the albumen print process than any other print medium.
12 The inventor of the carbon process solved a long-standing problem by taking advantage of a particular feature of gelatin.
13 The carbon process greatly increased the sales of illustrated books during the 1870s and 1890s.