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Disruptive technology has been infringing on artistic spaces for eons – but what about disruptive technologies that create new art in a flash? Before AI art caused panic in the creative community, another disruptive technology threatened to destroy artists' livelihoods forever: Photography.
Welcome to Room for Creativity. In this episode, we are diving deep into the history of photography, from the origins of the camera obscura to the emergence of Kodak and its celluloid film.
Join us as we explore photography as the ultimate disruptive tech.
How did 19th-century portrait painters, miniature artisans, and traditional creators react when a machine could suddenly capture reality in seconds? The parallels to today’s AI art revolution are ALMOST unnbelievable. This is a true case of "History doesn't repeat itself, but it definitely rhymes."
💡 TOPICS COVERED IN THIS EPISODE:
• The birth of the Daguerreotype and the panic of traditional artisans
• How early photography was dismissed as "cheating" and "not real art"
• The shift to celluloid film and the democratization of the image
• Historical parallels: What 19th-century painters can teach us about surviving the AI revolution
Chapters:
(00:00) Intro: technological disruption in creative industries - Photography
(01:10) Finding Creativity in the process of making podcasts
(03:43) The Camera Obscura
(08:10) Nicéphore Niépce, Louis Daguerre and the invention of the daguerreotype
(11:28) Refining the process: making photography commercially available
(13:47 ) The painters' reaction to technological disruption in creative industries
(14:31) The cost of art: how photography changed painting
(17:51) The democratization of art and evolution of photography
(21:33) The next generation of photography and the birth of celluloid film
(22:19) Kodak camera 1888 - a quick history
(24:39) Kodak and the big debate: is photography art - 19th century
(25:30) Bringing it back together: the democratization of portraiture vs the democratization of art through AI
(26:25) Redefining art through photography's 100-year glow-up - from novelty to art form
(26:48) Good art never dies: older technology is still used
(27:57) Outro: Question of the Podcast
💬 JOIN THE CONVERSATION: Can you think of a technology that's never made a resurgence and has just... disappeared? Leave it below! Can't think of one? Leave a heart!
It's The Room For Creativity Podcast! Explore the intersections between disruptive technologies and different forms of creativity, and how technologies, both past and present, have changed the way we engage with our creative ventures. 🔥SUBSCRIBE NOW so you don't miss a thing!References: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1UDV1WNG8Tv2A1_XIAk8R-oc3SRjFfdPQPI6NMz8lh-4/edit?usp=sharingWhat to expect:✅ The history of creativity through the lens of technology✅ Tips to protect your creative energy in a distraction-filled world✅ Honest, curious conversations about the tools shaping how we make things✅ Guests, deep dives, and ideas that actually inspire action📲 Find us & follow along:🔗 Website: roomforcreativitypod.com📺YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkHhXE9KqscJG2r5X5cU3TQ📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roomforcreativitypod/ 😀Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RoomForCreativityPod/?ref=PROFILE_EDIT_xav_ig_profile_page_web# 🎙️ Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1nSIZxkBZetTRK7ADVxFKB 🍎 Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/room-for-creativity-podcast/id1895960778 Amazon: https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/1d399d88-921d-4427-a3ab-39a26effada1/room-for-creativity-podcast ♥️iHeart: https://www.iheart.com/podcast/269-room-for-creativity-podcas-332152383/ Pocket Casts: https://pca.st/z9a9qfetGoodpods: https://goodpods.com/podcasts/room-for-creativity-podcast-736690 Castbox: https://castbox.fm/vh/7194560 👍 Like, subscribe, and hit the bell — let's make a little room for creativity together.
