Monday, February 27, 2012

Podcast #8 History of Photography

Until the 1880s, how were news stories illustrated?
engravings or woodcuts

What is a camera obscura?A darkened box with a convex lens or aperture for projecting the image of an external object onto a screen inside.




Post an example of a camera obscura.







How did scholars and artists utilize the camera obscure?
to observe light

From where did the photographic camera develop?
camera obscura

Who first used the term "photography"? Where was is derived from?
Sir John Hershel







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?
Louis Daguerre and Niepce,it worked but it was very expensive, 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?
William Fox Talbot, quality was inferior, duplicates could be made


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, less cost sharper imagePost 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, used gelatin instead of glass

Who is George Eastman? What company did he establish?
He is remembered for making photography accessible to all, kodak




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?
He got a patent for the roll film

What is Edwin Land best known for? What company did he establish?
patenting polarized light filters, Polaroid cameras





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?
motion picture photography





Post a photo of the Zoopraxiscope.







What is the Zoopraxiscope?

used to project a series of images in a succesful phases of motion


Post a photo of Muybridge's horse in motion.








How did Muybridge settle the debate and photograph a horse in motion?All four of a horses hooves are off the ground at the same time during a gallop


In 1880s, the development of the motion picture camera allowed this?
individual images to be captured and stored ona single film reel


Post a photo of a motion picture projector.








What is a motion picture projector?

Helps put pictures to make a moving picture

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