William Henry Fox-TalbotThe most significant figure in the photography world, William Henry Fox-Talbot, an inventor of positive/ negative photographic process in the 1800s. The process involves printing on light sensitive paper, with his further development, William also invented the three processes in photography, which is still used in modern days, developing, fixing and printing. After the most substantial invention in history, he patented his work and sold it to professional and amateur photographers for business purposes. His astonishment invention is still highly valued in modern days and left a comment about his achievement as:
‘I do not profess to have perfected an art but to have commenced one, the limits of which it is not possible at present exactly to ascertain. I only claim to have based this art on a secure foundation.’ (Robert Leggat, 2008)
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