Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Photography | 1839 - 1960s AD

Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?
Engravings or woodcuts
What is a camera obscura?
A way to observe light, it projects an image of its surroundings onto a screen.

How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?
Fo safe observations of solar eclipses and the phases of the moon 
From where did the photographic camera develop?
The portable box 
Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?
Sir John Hershel, 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?
Daguerre, it successfully made photographs but it was expensive and the image could not be duplicated 




Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
Talbot, it was of inferior quality but an unlimited amount of duplicates could be made



Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?
Frederich Scott Archer, exposure time was reduced to two or three seconds and the cost was less, equipment had to be portable, produced a sharper image
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, it used gelatin so was more portable, but still too complicated for the general public
Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish? 
He made photography accessible to all by inventing roll film, the 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?
He made a camera that only cost $1What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?
Patenting polarized light filters and his invention of instant photography, the Polaroid Corporation 


How long did the first Polaroid camera take to produce a photo?
60 seconds
What was Eadweard Muybridge known for?
Using multiple cameras to capture motion 
What is the Zoopraxiscope?
A 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 the horse passed by In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?
The development of a motion picture projector 


What is a motion picture projector?
It magnifies a 'moving picture' onto a screen for an audience 

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