Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?
-printing press
What is a camera obscura?
-a way to absubrb light
Post an example of a camera obscura.
How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?-safe observation of solar eclipses and the phases of the moon
From where did the photographic camera develop?
-portable box
Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?
-Sir John Hershel/ the greek words for light and writing
Post an the first photograph.
Who is credited with making the first successful photograph?-Joseph Niepece
Post an example of a Daguerreotype image.
Who invented the Daguerreotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?-Daguerre/ good, but expensive
Post an example of a Calotype image.
Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
-William Fox Talbot/ very modernized, but bad quality
Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
-Frederick Scott Archer. reduced exposure, but expensive
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/ good, but still too complicated for the public
Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish?
-invented roll film/ 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?
-they could send the camera roll in
What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?
-patenting polarized light filters/ Polaroid Corporation
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?
-paved the way for motion picture photography
Post a photo of the Zoopraxiscope.
What is the Zoopraxiscope?
-used to project a series of images in a 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?-put cameras in place of each line
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?
-shine a ligth through the film and magnify the "moving picture" ontp a screen for an audience
Hi I see you found my fake daguerreotype portrait of me! LOL, where did you find it, I love that you posted it. I actually created that in Photoshop, it's the pic you have up there of the young lady with a white shirt and a black tie.;^)
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