Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Photography | 1839 - 1960s AD

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.
http://people.wcsu.edu/mccarneyh/acad/800px-Camera_obscura_2.jpg

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. 
http://wwwimage.cbsnews.com/images/2003/11/21/image584976x.jpg

Who is credited with making the first successful photograph?Joseph Niepce

Post an example of a Daguerreotype image.
http://research.mfa.org/mellon/media/dag.jpg

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.
http://www.iphotocentral.com/Photos/csphoto_Images/Full/CS4229.jpg

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.
http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/DSarcher.jpg

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.
http://www.alternativephotography.com/articles/images_articles/mp_exploratorium_1-m.jpg

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.
http://0.tqn.com/d/dc/1/0/W/g/kodak_camera.jpg

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.
http://thelongestlistofthelongeststuffatthelongestdomainnameatlonglast.com/images4/polaroid.JPG

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.
http://0.tqn.com/d/inventors/1/0/I/0/1/muybridge.gif

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.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/63/Zoopraxiscope_16485d.gif

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.
https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaPwK6JGzBKJjqHrBm3QcZ62kNRbs8-c06GNpo_Jf2qr_muVwblL_Vxfi6vcPgJMnDLlDiLnK3B9AgCvfJvzO_FKE4_IexZmIZ_S3Ef0wZ3AnY01UHagP1QSj44XBjea2_4WPiWBP2_lx/s1600/Film-Projector1.jpg

What is a motion picture projector?
it projects these images of motion from a reel onto a screen

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