The History Of Photography By Luke and Benson

The History Of Photography By: Luke and Benson

1500 s The camera obscura was invented in the 1500 by Ibn al-Haytham The camera obscura is just a dark room with a small hole in one wall which projects the image upside down into the box. The name also means “dark chamber”.

1727 Johann Heinrich Schulze discovered that a certain silver compound called silver nitrate would darken when exposed to light however, the image was only temporary.

1826 Joseph nicephore niepce created the first permanent image. the image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France.

1835 Daguerre found out that a light sensitive silver plate exposed to heated mercury fumes would develop the pictures that had been taken on the plate known as the Daguerreotype.

1839 John Herschel sold the Daguerreotype camera to the french government.

1841 Calotype was patented by William Henry Fox Talbot.

1844 The first picture book with 24 photos was made by William Henry Fox Talbot.

1851 Wet plate colloid process came into effect by Frederick Scott Archer.

1871 The dry plate process came into use. Richard Leach Maddox

1888 First roll film camera was made by George Eastman.

1891 Thomas Edison made the first motion picture camera.

1907 Autochrome process introduced “color photos” by Louis and Auguste Lumière

1947 The first polaroid camera was made by Edwin H. Land

1960 s Edwin Land created the first color picture polaroid camera

1972 SX-70 camera was made by the polaroid corporation.

1984 Cannon made the first electronic still camera.

1990 s The first digital cameras were made by Steven J. Sasson.

2000 The J-SH 04 manufactured by Sharp, was the first commercially available mobile phone that can take and share still pictures.

2009 Fuji. Film launches world's first digital 3 D camera with 3 D printing capabilities.

2011 Lytro releases the first pocket-sized consumer light-field camera also known as plenoptic camera, capable of refocusing images after being taken.