Who – And What - Started It All Photographic history Who – And What - Started It All

What Is Photography? Photography is the art, science, and practice of creating pictures by recording radiation on a radiation-sensitive medium, such as a photographic film, or electronic image sensors Term coined by Sir John Herschel English mathematician, astronomer, chemist and inventor Derived from Greek “photo” (“light” ) and “graphein” (“to draw”)

First heliograph, created in 1825 by Niepce

Nicephore Niepce First successful photo taken by Niepce in 1826 Took eight hours to expose Shows view from upstairs window in Niepce’s estate, Le Gras Titled “View From the Window at Le Gras”

See how he did it on the next slide. 1826 First photo taken from nature, by Niepce in 1826. It took eight hours! Look at the sunlight on both sides of the buildings. Why is there sunlight on both sides? See how he did it on the next slide.

1839 Henry fox talbot Developed “calotype” process of negative exposure Also called the “Talbotype” Paper soaked in dried salt, then brushed with silver nitrate Creates a sepia look John Moffat (1864) gla.ac.uk

1840 Louis daguerre Image made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metallic plate Exposure time Between 60-90 seconds Better than Niepce’s eight hours! It saved people from having to sit REALLY still

Because if you didn’t sit still, you might end up like this guy…

The first Daguerrotype, taken in 1837

The first photo taken of a person, taken in Paris 1838 The first photo taken of a person, taken in Paris

1850 Carol szathmari World’s first combat photographer Photos of Crimean War published throughout Europe Artistsinfo.co.uk

1861 Matthew brady Best known for Civil War photography Pioneered “mobile darkrooms” so assistants could shoot and edit on the battlefield huffingtonpost.com

Add a little color to your life!

Remember this guy? In addition to winking at you, he also shows you an example of hand-coloring

1861 James Clerk Maxwell Color pioneer Took three exposures Red, green and blue filters Projected with three different filters Worked, but was a pain Findagrave.com

Maxwell’s work mirrored the rear projection TV of the 1970s ecoustics.com

First color photograph taken with Maxwell’s three-color method, shot by Thomas Sutton. This is a tartan ribbon.

1907 Lumiere Brothers First color process that worked Autochrome plate first sold in 1907 Plate covered in tiny RGB potato starch grains Light passes through to create full color photohistory.wiki.com

The Autochrome process uses RGB potato starch grains to create full color photographs metmuseum.org

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1888 George Eastman Patented roll film Helped motion picture industry Did not invent it! Founder of largest photography company in the world…

1900 George Eastman Wanted to expand photography beyond the professional Perfected the Brownie camera Small and inexpensive Popular among teenagers and WWI soldiers

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