Photography | 1839 - 1960s AD

Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?

Printing presses published engravings or woodcuts

What is a camera obscura?

First camera, with an optical device that projects an image of its surroundings onto a screen

How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?

Used for the safe observation of solar eclipses and the phases of the moon

From where did the photographic camera develop?

From the camera obscura in a more portable use

Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?

Sir John Hershel, derived from the Greek words light and writing

Who is credited with making the first successful photograph?

Joseph Niepce

Who invented the Daguerreotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?

Louis Daguerre invented the Daguerreotype process. Exposure time decreased and could be permanently exposed by immersing the paper in salt. The downside was that it was expensive and could not be duplicated

Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?

William Fox Talbot invented the Calotype process. It could be duplicated, became the basis of our modern photographic process

Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?

Fredrick Scott Archer invented the Wet Collodion process. Exposure time was reduced to two or three seconds, and the cost was significantly less. But the wet plates had to be developed immediately, making it difficult to carry around

Who invented the Dry Plate process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?

Richard Maddox invented the Dry Plate process. Using gelatin rather than collodion, making it easier to develop, but still too hard for the public.

Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish?
He created Eastman Kodak Company, he made photography accessible by inventing roll film

In 1888, he produced a camera that use his flexible roll film. How did he make this camera/photography accessible to the public?

Sped up the process of recording multiple images

What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?

Patenting polarized light filters and instant photography, establishing Polaroid

How long did the first Polaroid camera take to produce a photo?

60 seconds

What was Eadweard Muybridge known for?

Motion picture photography, he was an English photographer known for his work using multiple cameras to capture motion

What is the Zoopraxiscope?

Used to project a series of images in successive phases of motion

How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion?

All four of a horse's legs come off the ground while galloping by placing a series of large cameras in a line, each being triggered by a thread as the horse passed by

In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?

Allowed for individual images to be captured and stored on a single film reel

What is a motion picture projector?

 Shined light through the film and that is magnified, showing the moving picture onto a screen