1. PHOTOGRAPHY 1 History of Photography
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PHOTOGRAPHY 1 History of Photography

2. - The theory of how an image is created
(Summary of topics that will be covered)
- The theory of how an image is created
- The pioneer people in photography
- The different types of photography that is applicable in today’s industry
- The different types of camera equipment
- The different formats in a camera system

3. The Pin Hole Camera (Camera Obscura)
Theory :
Literally : a dark chamber. Whenever there is a small round opening (hole) in a dark enclosed area, light can travel through this opening to create an image of the projected outside surroundings.
*The focus of this image depends on the distance and size of the enclosed area (box)

4. The Uses Of A Pin Hole Camera
The basic theory of photography can be back traced to the earliest days even when the camera have not been invented.
The first film was not created until What are some of the uses of a pin hole camera
Tracing application : artists in the olden days use PHC as a source for creating an art work through tracing.
Soon the pinhole camera were modified with additional lenses so the image could appear more focused and the lenses could determine the size (zoom) of the image.

5. The Pioneer People in Photography
Joseph Niépce
Louis Daguerre
Henry Fox Talbot
George Eastman Kodak
(Although that there are many other pioneer photographers that contributed to today’s photography, we will only require you to remember these few names.)

6. Joseph Nicephore Niépce (Pronounced as Neeps)
Born in France
The first person who discovered that an image can be preserved through a media that is made by a mixture of tar and other light sensitive ingredients. (Heliographs)
The first picture was exposed for over 8 hours
After the discovery, Niépce went to England so his scientific discovery could be published. But he failed to do so and went back to France to continue his experiments

7. Joseph Niépce
Shortly after , Niepce met with Louise Daguerre who was particularly interested with Niepce’s discovery
The two became friends and shared their valuable findings to improve the discovery.
Shortly after (5 years), Niepce passed away

8. Louis Jacques Daguerre
Daguerre continued on with Niepce invention and worked with it to further improve the quality.
Daguerre was able to shorten the exposure from 8 hours to about 10 minutes.
In 1839, the process was introduced as : Daguerreotype,
a copper plate coated with polished silver and sensitized with silver iodide. Developed using mercury vapor, giving a direct positive
He then became the first person to be able to photograph people (portraits). Most of his clients were very rich or important people due to the fact that this was a new technology and was very expensive

9. Examples of the Daguerrotype

10. Daguerrotype Portraits

11. Daguerrotype Portraits

12. Henry Fox Talbot
Talbot was another scientist in England that pursued the discovery of creating images (photography)
Different from the Daguerrotype (which was un replicable), Talbot created a negative based invention which allowed him to print multiple images from 1 original source. (invention name / salt print)
This process was patented by Talbot in 1841, known as Talbotype (Calotype)

13. George Eastman Kodak Known as the father of modern photography
A history of Kodak’s during his childhood
Created the first pocket / consumer based camera

14. But , what is “Photography”
How would you define photography in your own words?
Based from the Latin words - Photos & Grafos which means painting with light
Capturing an essence of our world

15. 1. The Camera – The Equipment 2. The Film – Understanding ASA
The 3 most important aspects photography
1. The Camera – The Equipment
2. The Film – Understanding ASA
3. The Light – Lighting Situations