Friday, March 9, 2012

Photography | 1839-1960s AD

Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?
camera obscura


What is a camera obscura?
dark chamber


Post an example of a camera obscura.

How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?
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


Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?
Sir John Hershel and words for light and writing


Post an the first photograph.  

Who is credited with making the first successful photograph?
Joseph Niépce 


Post an example of a Daguerreotype image. 

Who invented the Daguerreotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
Louis Daguerre and expensive but the picture could be made permanent it in salt 


Post an example of a Calotype image. 

Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
William Fox Talbot and the subject was exposed onto light-sensitive paper, producing a paper negative.


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 and much faster and cost less they needed a dry method


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 and made a dry plate negative



Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish?
made photography accessible to all. Eastman Kodak




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?

he invented roll film

What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?
Polaroid and known for patenting polarized light filters


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?
motion picture photography


Post a photo of the Zoopraxiscope.

What is the Zoopraxiscope?
this was a device used to project a series of images in successive phases of motions


Post a photo of Muybridge's horse in motion.

How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion?the position that all four of a horse's hooves are off the ground at the same the during a gallop

In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?
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 the film and magnify the moving picture onto a screen for an audience

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