I imagine that with the camera being developed, traditional painters got a ruff competitor and that must have created reactions of some sort. Just how did these reactions look like? How did the camera affect painters position as a working group - did they become fewer in numbers rapidly and did their payment get affected?
Hi, not discouraging other contributions, but fyi, there have been a few previous threads on this topic which you may find interesting
How did painters react to the invention of photography? Did they oppose it or did they embrace it as an emerging art? featuring /u/pipkin42 among others
When did artists learn about photography, and when did they stop freaking out about it? (& a couple more questions) featuring /u/and__how
I've heard the argument that photography pushed painters from realism towards impressionism (et al.) Is this historically accurate? What are some other roots of impressionism? featuring /u/rottenart
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