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What does the word photography literally mean?
Drawing with light (from the Greek word "phos," meaning light, and "graphe," meaning draw)
What does the word "camera obscura" mean?
Dark Chamber
Tell me a fact about the Camera Obscura
-created by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce; The camera obscura only allowed for the viewing of images in real time. To record it permanently, artists had to trace it.
When was the world's first photograph taken?
1826
Who took the first photograph?
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
What was ONE benefit of the daugerrotype?
Cut down exposure time down from several hours to 10 to 20 mins. Produced a sharper, more defined image.
When was the daguerrotype invented?
1837
When was the first color photograph taken?
1861
What was the first mass marketed camera called?
the brownie
Who created the first mass marketed camera?
George Eastman, Kodak company
When did the first mass marketed camera go on sale?
1900
What happened in 1948?
The polaroid was put on the market.
What was significant about the invention of the polaroid camera?
It was the world's first viable instant-picture camera.
What important photo was taken in 1968?
Earthrise; a picture of the earth taken from the moon
When were phone cameras first introduced?
1999
