Derived from the Latin phrase meaning "dark chamber," the camera obscura is considered an ancient ancestor of the photographic camera (Encyclopedia Britannica Online, "Camera Obscura"). It consists of various small, darkened rooms that each have a single tiny hole that allowed sunlight to enter. The sunlight projects a reversed image of the outside scenery on the opposite wall of the room. This wall was often painted white so that the temporary image could be seen. This method of transferring images was very limited in its uses, but it became a popular way of looking at eclipses without damagi...

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... up into sections, due to the fact that there are many different styles of portrait photography, Daguerreotype Portraits, Calotype Portraits, and Collodion Portraits are examples of 3 of these. A man named Louis-Jacques-mande Daguerre invented the Daguerreotype portraits in 1839. The Daguerreotype is a direct positive process; it created a high detailed image without the use of a negative. The process was done by creating the image ... ...

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