unit 3: photographic history the history of the camera
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U N I T 3 : P H O T O G RA P H I C H I S T O RY
THE HISTORY OF THE CAMERA
WILT:
• Understand the development of the camera• Create a timeline for the development of the
camera • Explore the history of the photographic process
KWL Chart – Unit 3 Photographic History
What do I know? What do I want to know? What did I learn?
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CAMERA OBSCURAS
• In the ancient times, camera obscuras were used to form images on walls in darkened rooms – like a projector!
• Known to the Chinese and Ancient Greeks (Aristotle) more than 2,000 year ago
• Although designs existed earlier, it wasn’t until the 1800s that practical cameras were created
DAGUERRETYPE CAMERA
• In 1837, he created images on silver-plated copper, coated with silver iodide and developed with warmed mercury
• He was given a state pension from the French government in exchange for publicising this method and for others to be able to use the “Daguerreotype Process”
• One of the world’s most expensive cameras
ALEXANDER WOLCOTT
• In 1840, first American patent issued in photography for his camera
PANORAMIC CAMERA
• Patented by Thomas Sutton in 1859
STEREOCOPE VIEWER
• In 1861, Oliver Wendell Holmes invents the stereoscope viewer (3D imagery)
KODAK CAMERA
• Created by George Eastman and first went on sale in 1888• This pioneered the
use of photographic film • It had a single
shutter speed and fixed focus lens
THE BROWNIE
• First mass marketed camera by George Eastman• It was on sale until
the 1960s
THE RAISECAMERA (TRAVEL CAMERA)
• Invented in 1900• Extreme light weight
and small when it was folded • Landscape
photographers loved this!
35MM CAMERA
• Created between 1913 to 1914• Also called candid
camera• Developed by Oskar
Barnack from the German Leica Camera• The standard for all
film cameras
POLAROID CAMERA
• Edwin Land invented the Polaroid camera• First “instant” camera
– less than one minute to take and print
POINT AND SHOOT
• Konica introduces the first point and shoot, autofocus camera • It was called Jasupin
SONY MAVICA
• 1981 - First digital electronic still camera
• Digital photography and television images are related to the same technology, so this camera recorded images into a mini disk and then put them into a video reader
• Images could be displayed to a television monitor or colour printer
• In 1991, Kodak released their first professional digital camera system (DCS) which was highly used by photojournalists
CONSUMER DIGITAL CAMERAS
• Between 1994-96, the first digital cameras became on market for consumers
• It worked with home computers via serial cables • Apple QuickTake 100
camera (February 1994) • Kodak DC40 Camera
(March 1995)• Casio QV-11 (Late 1995)• Sony’s Cybershot Digital
Still Camera (1996)
2000S
• The world’s first camera phone – J- SH04• Also known as the “J
Phone”
CANON EOS 5D
• Launched in 2005 • First consumer-priced
full framed digital SLR with 24 x 36mm CMOS sensor
PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES
• The evolution of the photographic process was driven by the relationship between artistic, technical and scientific attention during this time period
• There were many different processes that were introduced during photography’s first half-century
1. Daguerreotype2. Cyanotype3. Salt Prints4. Callotype 5. Carbon Print 6. Collodion Negative7. Albumen Print8. Ambrotype9. Tintype10. Dry Plate11. Autochrome12. Digital Images
ROLE REVERSAL: In pairs and one group of 3, pick 4 photographic processes to research and present to the class. Make sure to include the following:- People who contributed- Dates- Description of process- Photo Examples (if possible) - USE your notes from pre-
departure activity!!!