Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?with engraving prints
What is a camera obscura?a device that projects its surrounding onto a screen
Post an example of a camera obscura.
How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?artists used it to trace images, and scholars like astronomists used it to safely view solar eclipses
From where did the photographic camera develop?the portable box version of the camera obscura
Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?John Hershel. Photo, meaning light, and graph, meaning writing
Post an the first photograph.
Who is credited with making the first successful photograph?Joseph Niepce
Post an example of a Daguerreotype image.
Who invented the Daguerreotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?Daguerre. It was able to create perminent photos, and was quick, but it was expensive and photos could not be duplicated
Post an example of a Calotype image.
Who invented the Calotype process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?Fox Talbot. Unlimited amounts of duplicate images can be made, but the images were not as high of quality as the daguerrotype
Post an example of a Wet Collodion Process image.
Who invented the Wet Collodion process? What are the advantages and disadvantages of the process?Frederick Scott Archer. Exposure times were lower and it was much cheaper, but the plates needed to still be exposed immediately
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. The negatives did not need to be exposed so quickly, but it was still way too complex for the average person
Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish? He is known for making photography able for all. He established the Eastman-Kodak company
Post an example of The Kodak Camera from 1888.
In 1888, he produced a camera that use his flexible roll film. How did he make this camera/photography accessible to the public?His company would do all the work for the people. Also, he invented the Brownie, which was cheap and therefor accessible.
What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?Patenting polarized light film. He founded Polaroid Corp.
Post a photo of the first Polaroid camera.
How long did the first Polaroid camera take to produce a photo?60 seconds
What was Eadweard Muybridge known for?he paved the way for motion pictures
Post a photo of the Zoopraxiscope.
What is the Zoopraxiscope?a device that project a series of images of the same thing in motion
Post a photo of Muybridge's horse in motion.
How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion?
He used a series of cameras in a line that were triggered by the horse itself
In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?individual images to be stored on a single, consequent film reel
Post a photo of a motion picture projector.
What is a motion picture projector?
it projects these images of motion from a reel onto a screen
I particularly like when infographics incorporate the thing that they are explaining as the information like this. I also like how simple it is
I like this timeline because it feels very dynamic. It has great rythym and feels like its coming atchya
I like the colors in this piece, the pale red and gold look nice
I like the border used on this one, made of other things
I like the use of other objects and things "interacting" with the illuminated letter, i thing imma do something like this