Hill and Adamson

Hill was originally a landscape painter and had made a name for himself at the age of 19. He helped found the "Royal Scottish Academy" and helped run it for 40 years. Hill decided he wanted to do portraits and asked for the help of Adamson, who at this time was a chemist. Adamson had been experimenting calotype photographic process. Because of Hill's status, they made portraits of some of the most prominent delegates who, other prominent Scots watched and wished to have their portraits made. Hill and Adamson preferred the Calotype because a) it was less expensive. b.) it got rid of extreme detail so they could control lighting better c.) gestures and expressions could be the focus and d.) overall they were able to emphasize the models's personality rather than the technicalness found in Daguerretype photography. Hill after Adsamson died at a young age. Went back to painting and abandoned photography temporarily.