The holiday of the day of the photographer on July 12 coincides with the day of St. Veronica and this is not accidental. There is a legend that has linked seemingly two completely distant events.
The legend says
July 12 is the day of the photographer and the day of St. Veronica, who is the patroness of photography. Legend tells that when Jesus followed the road to Calvary and the forces left him under the weight of the cross, Veronica handed him a handkerchief to wipe his face.
Returning home, Veronica unfolded the handkerchief and saw the holy face displayed on the fabric. Since then, the scarf, famous as the Image Not Made by Hands, has been in Rome. In memory of this miracle, many professional photographers and just amateurs celebrate their holiday on the day of this saint.
From the history
In Russia, this holiday is celebrated not so long ago, but its scale is growing every year. In history, the profession of a photographer was mentioned as far back as 1839, when Louis Daguerre, at a meeting of the Academy of Sciences in Paris, presented the latest method of capturing images. After that, for a long time, photography was not given due attention as an aesthetic creation. The photographers spent a lot of energy and imagination creating the picture.
Already then they used editing and imposition of prints from several negatives.
In the 19th century, with the advent of relatively light cameras and simpler printing techniques, photographic journalism began to develop. Since then, the concept of a profession is a photographer. There are two trends in the development of photography: realistic and creative.
In 1912, the first professional photo studio was registered in Denmark by six photojournalists. Most often, they worked here on photographs for periodicals.
For that time, the most pressing problems of society, social inequality, poverty, exploitation of child labor. These pressing questions were most often displayed.
The names of the authors of the photographs were not even indicated under the photographs in the newspapers.
Today's photo journalism gained endless possibilities with the invention of the small-sized camera. Already the appearance in Germany in 1914 of a 35-millimeter "watering can" made great adjustments not only in the work of photographers, but also in all spheres of science and art.
The new invention allowed photographers to see familiar objects from other, more daring angles and greatly expanded their possibilities. The outlines and shapes in space have become more voluminous. In the 20th century, with the advent of instant photography, which does not require any special skills in image processing, there was talk that the photography profession was becoming primitive. But in our time of technological advancement, the true profession of the photographer still finds its place in the art category.
