History of photography Flashcards
(30 cards)
What does photography stand for
Light writing
What was a camera obscura
Latin for dark room that allowed artists to trace an image
What is perspective
The way objects appear to the eye
What was the quest
To make an image permanent through the use of optics and light sensitive chemicals
What are the 2 scientific processes that made photography possible
Optical and chemical
Who created the first photograph
Joseph niepce
In what year was the first photograph created
1826
What was the exposure time for the first photograph
8hr
Who invented the daguerreotype and when was it invented
Louis Daguerre and in 1839
List 2 characteristics of the daguerreotype
Cost 800 $ per picture and took 8 hr to expose
When was the calotype introduced
1841
List 2 characteristics of the calotype
On paper and exposure time was two to three minutes
In what year was the collodion process invented
1851
Who invented the collodion process
Fredrick Scott archer
The collodion process was also called the
Wet plate process
What was the exposure time for the wet plate process
2 to 3 seconds
What was the major disadvantage of the wet plate process
The hole process has for be done before the plate dried
Who invented the dry plate process
Richard leach Maddox
In what year was the dry plate process invented
1871
Why was the dry plate process so significant
You could take multiple pictures
What company did George Eastman found
Kodak
Why was Kodak significant
Too 100 pictures was easy to use and very affordable
What was colour film called invented by Kodak
Kodachrome
When Daguerre put an exposed plate into a cupboard what happens and what chemical caused it
An image appears and mercury vapour
