Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated? The practice of illustrating news stories with photographs was made possible by printing and photography innovations.
What is a camera obscura? " dark chamber" It's an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings onto a screen.
Post an example of a camera obscura.
How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure? In the 4th century, the camera obscura was known to scholars and philosophers as a way to observe light.
From where did the photographic camera develop? From the portable box came the development of the photographic camera and the ability to accept a sheet of light sensitive material to capture the image or scene.
Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from? We owe the name "photography" to Sir John Hershel. Photography is derived from the Greek words for light and writing.
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Who is credited with making the first successful photograph? Joseph Niepce
Post an example of a Daguerreotype image.
Who invented the Daguerreotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process? Louis Daguerre is credited with inventing the first practical photographic process in 1839. It created a direct positive image. The exposure time was reduce to a half-hour. The image could be made permanent by immersing it in salt. It was expensive and the image could not be duplicated.
Post an example of a Calotype image.
Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process? William Fox Talbot was developing a process called Calotype. It produced a paper negative. From the negative an unlimited amount of duplicates could be made.
Post an example of a Wet Collodion Process image.
Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process? Fredrick Scott Archer was credited with developing a process called Wet Collodion Process. Glass plates were used for the negative. This process reduced the exposure time to two or three seconds. The cost was significantly less than the previous processes. Glass plates did produce a much sharper image.
Post an example of a Dry Plate Process image.
Who invented the Dry Plate process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process? Richard Maddox made the first successful dry plate negative in 1871. Maddox developed a way of using gelatin instead of glass as a basis for the photographic plate. Gelatin is a colorless water soluble glutinous protein obtain from animal tissue. Gelatin is still the base of our film today.
Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish? George Eastman is remembered for making photography accessible to all. The Kodak company
Post an example of The Kodak Camera from 1888.
In 1888, he produced a camera that use his flexible roll film. How did he make this camera/photography accessible to the public? Eastman invented a roll film, a photographic medium that replaced fragile glass plates with a photo-emulsion coated on paper rolls.
What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish? Edwin Land is best known for patenting polarized light filters in 1934 and his invention of instant photography in 1948.
Post a photo of the first Polaroid camera.
How long did the first Polaroid camera take to produce a photo? 60 seconds
What was Eadweard Muybridge known for? He was known for his work using multiple cameras to capture motion.
Post a photo of the Zoopraxiscope.
What is the Zoopraxiscope? A device used ton project a series of images in successive phases of motion
Post a photo of Muybridge's horse in motion.
How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion? He began experimenting. He used a series of large cameras placed in a line, each being triggered by a thread as a horse passed.
In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this? The development of the motion picture camera allowed individual images to be captured and stored on a single film reel.
Post a photo of a motion picture projector.
What is a motion picture projector? to shine a light through a film and magnify the " moving picture" onto a screen for an audience
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