In the last 300 years, there have been few inventions as important as the camera. To be able to record light and turn it into a physical or digital copy has changed the world in countless ways. Photography has been progressing technologically and artistically since its introduction almost two centuries ago; this progress and the many developments have captured, appealed to, and changed cultures all around the world. From a vague idea that the ancient greeks had to the vivid images created by today's professional photographers, the journey of innovation and creativity surrounding the camera is not only extremely interesting, but extremely important.
The first real photographic images started coming around in the early 19th century. The first partially successful photograph ever taken was by french inventor Nicephore Niepce in 1816. He used a small camera, essentially a dark box with a hole in it, to project light onto a sheet of silver chloride, which darkens whenever it is exposed to light. This image was not permanent, as when he took it out to view it, the sheet began to completely darken from overexposure to light. He thought that would be the end of his invention's usefulness, until he took on an apprentice named Louis Daguerre. The two of them were really making progress in making photography possible when Niepce died, leaving Daguerre to take credit for the invention and name it after himself. In 1839, the very first Daguerreotype was developed. The workings were very complex, "[it] required a copper sheet to be plated with silver and then exposed to iodine vapors, which produced the light-sensitive emulsion, silver iodide. The plate was exposed in a portable camera obscura, then 'developed' by exposure to mercury vapors, and finally 'fixed' in a bath of hyposulphite of soda (Davenport)," .
and this general chemical process has been used to develop film ever since.
The camera obscura was the first know camera. ... Hence, the camera became on of the artists tools. ... He succeeded in making one in 1822 using a camera obscura. ... Four years later he introduced the box camera, and photography could now reach a much greater number of people. ... The camera was sold for $25 and was named Kodak. ...
Photography starts off in 1839 by the research of Sir John Herschel, who also the one that used the term "Photography". ... So in other word Photography means "writing with light". ... So, there were some people who experiment with the ideas to shrink the negatives and make smaller cameras, so that everybody can enjoy the beauty of photography at any time and any place. ... The first camera that was introduced by Leica was a rangefinder camera. ... In the early 19th century people's joy of photography were totally limited by the heavy and huge box camera, plus, in order to create a ...
The history of Australian photography is most interesting has paved the way for the ever growing form of art, that is photography. ... The major influences on Australian photography were the European Pictorialists who emulated the styles of the French impressionist's painters. ... He along with David More and Wolfgang Stevens were influenced by the Sydney camera circle, thus these four photographers aimed to take people away form the making of pictures that looked like a painting. ... Appendix 2, Appendix 3 The world of photography was now looking at how to make photography an indepen...
In suggesting these things be considered, Berger was looking at photography in the overall context of its history to that time (1968) - which pre-dated the application of digital imaging manipulation. It has been noted that "... the history of photography as art evolved independently and parallel to the history of painting. ... Painting and writing have a long history of being used to these kinds of ends. It has truly been said that history is written by the victors in any conflict and (rather than the truth) history shows them to have been "right- or at least -better- than their opponents....
For example, the miniature, the silhouette and the camera Lucida drawing were also other forms of portrait making. Photography, now, is the most popular and fastest action in taking portraits. ... The sheet was then transferred from the light tight box into the camera. ... Today, as you know, portrait photography is a much less time consuming task. ... Now days portraits are taken with a camera loaded with film, this film is then developed and the print follows. ...
Everyone takes pictures, but it is surprising that very few people know the basic fundamentals of photography. Photography consists of more than the point and shoot, most people do not understand how multi-faceted the art of photography is. ... The most common camera is the 35 mm camera. ... To truly appreciate the pictures that one is inundated with, one must be cognizant of the history and purpose behind the art of photography. ... On the other hand, there is a downfall to flash photography called, flash failure. ...
Photography is seen as a revolution in the ways we understand the world. ... Photography plays a major role in our modern life today. ... The camera, in its ability to codify and capture an objectivist truth it was also a powerful mechanism of order and control (18) Ewen. ... The concepts of photography during the times have changed. ... Images have been used through history often as cycles of error. ...
He became interested in photography in 1916 when his family went on a vacation to Yosemite National Park. He had a brownie box camera, recently invented by George Eastman, making it possible for amateur photographers to fill a roll of film, then send the camera in and have their film developed and the camera reloaded. ... Before releasing the shutter of his camera, Adams always developed a vision in his mind of how the final photograph would appear" (AnselWashington28). ... "Even though the f64 group met only a few times and had only three exhibitions, it affected a turning point in the histor...
The history of photography is quite an interesting subject. ... He continued to introduce cameras and films until his retirement. ... The camera, lens, and tripod are available at most photographic stores. ... The Basic Book of Photography. ... The Picture History of Photography. ...
