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History of Photography

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  • What happened in 1948?
    The polaroid was put on the market.
  • When was the world's first photograph taken?
    1826
  • What does the word "camera obscura" mean?
    Dark Chamber
  • Who created the first mass marketed camera?
    George Eastman, Kodak company
  • Who took the first photograph?
    Joseph Nicéphore Niépce
  • What was significant about the invention of the polaroid camera?
    It was the world's first viable instant-picture camera.
  • When were phone cameras first introduced?
    1999
  • When did the first mass marketed camera go on sale?
    1900
  • 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 daguerrotype invented?
    1837
  • What was the first mass marketed camera called?
    the brownie
  • 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.
  • What does the word photography literally mean?
    Drawing with light (from the Greek word "phos," meaning light, and "graphe," meaning draw)
  • What important photo was taken in 1968?
    Earthrise; a picture of the earth taken from the moon
  • When was the first color photograph taken?
    1861