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Camera Lucida
Was an aid to drawing. -
Photography begins.
Nicephore Niepce prints the first permanent image. -
Negative attitude
Nicephore Niepce coated a piece of paper with asphalt and exposed it to light in a camera oscura. -
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Industrial Revolution
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We see you
The first photo of a person was taken by Louis Daguerre. In London, a person stopped for a shoe shine, long enough to have his picture taken. -
A poor man's treaure
Fox Talbot bought several instruments that cost him seven pounds and fifteen shillings, when a servants wage was ten to twelve pounds a year. -
Calotype - The beautiful picture
Henry Fox Talbot reversed the light and shadows to create a detailed pictures. After perfecting this, he called it Calotype. -
War photos.
Photographers put the cold war in perspective to all those not involved. Pictures were taken, making it easier for people to know what was going on. -
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Crimean War
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Tintypes
A thin sheet of iron was used as a base for light-sensitive, and a picture was made. -
Birds-Eye
A new kind of photo was introduced; the Birds-eye view. Felix Tornachon was the first to shoot this kind of photo in a tethered balloon over Paris. -
Let your colors show
The first color photo was processed in 1861 by James Clerk Maxwell. He did this by passing three black-and-white photos through three filters - red, green, and blue. -
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Civil War
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Twister Shot
The first photo of a tornado was shot by and unknown photographer. It is the oldest existing photo of a tornado. -
Roll film - The unbreakable art strip
George Eastman invented film that was unbreakable, flexible and could be rolled.
