from engravings or woodcuts
What is a camera obscura?
an optical devise that projects an image of its surroundings onto a screen
How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?
as a way to trace outside scenes and paint or draw them
From where did the photographic camera develop?
from the portable box
Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?
Sir John Hershel, derived from the Greek words for 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, a image could be made permanent by immersing it in salt, the process was good but expensive, a image could not be duplicated
Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
William Fox Talbot, from the negative an unlimited amount of duplicates could be made, it is the basis of our modern photographic process
Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
Frederick Scott Archer, this process reduced the exposure time, cot less then other processes, equipment had to be portable, a much sharper image was produced
Who invented the Dry Plate process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
Richard Maddox, used gelatin instead of glass, still the base of our film today
Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish?
he made photography accessible to all, Eastman Kodak Company
In 1888, he produced a camera that use his flexible roll film. How did he make this camera/photography accessible to the public?
a camera owner could send in the camera and the company would process the film and then return it to the owner
What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?
patenting polarized light filters, The Polaroid Corporation
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
What is the Zoopraxiscope?
device used to project a series of images in successive phases of motion
How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion?
he used a series of large cameras placed in a line, each being triggered by a thread as a horse passed by
In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?
individual images to be captured and stored on a single film reel
What is a motion picture projector?
it magnifies the "moving picture" onto a screen for an audience
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