History Of Photography

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  • Camera Obscura

    Camera Obscura
    The Camera Obscura is a 18th century device used by artist to ake quick sketches in a field. "Camera Obscura" means "dark room" and the camera was made in a box shape with a pinhole which would reflect the image onto a wall upside down, the artists would then sketch the image.
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    History of Photography

  • Daguerreotype Era Begins

    Daguerreotype Era Begins
    The Daguerreotype process becomes more popular, leading to pictures such as this one, taken around 1850

  • The First Photo of Lightning

    The First Photo of Lightning
    In 1847 early pioneer Thomas Easterly makes a daguerreotype of a bolt of lightning- the first picture to capture this natural element.

  • First Colour Photo

    First Colour Photo
    James Clerk Maxwell creates the first colour image by combining three black and white images that are passed through three filters; red, green and blue. His photo of the multicoloured ribbon was the first to show the efficacy of the "three-colour method"

  • First photo of a torando

    First photo of a torando
    Taken by an unknown photographer, this image is thought ot be the oldest exisiting photo of a tornado

  • First series of photos in National Geographic

    First series of photos in National Geographic
    Nationsl Geographic national publishes it frst stand alone photograhic series in 1905. The piece, a photographic tour of Lhasa Tibet, runs in January 1905 issue and files 11 pages. Magazine editor Gilbert H. Grosvenor thought he would be fired by victorial but unexpectadly he was congratulated.

  • First Underground photograph

    First Underground photograph
    The dome room in New Mexico's Carlsbad Cavern marked the first underground color photograph ever shot.

  • First underwater photos

    First underwater photos
    Ichthyologist William Longley and photographer Charles Martin use an autochrome camera and a raft full of explosive magnesium flah powder to illiuminate the shadows of Flordia's Dry Tortugas and make the first underwater colour photograph.

  • First high speed photography images

    First high speed photography images
    Dr. Harold Edgerton works with nationla geographic to perfect high-speed stroboscopic photography , freezing on film the rapid movements of nature that elude the eye.

  • view of earth from moon

    view of earth from moon
    Taken by Lunar Orbiter the image reveals the first view of Earth from the moon. Shot from a distance of about 236,000 miles.

  • First Digital Camera

    First Digital Camera
    Steven Sasson finsihes work on the worlds first digital camera. The camera is the size of a toaster using a new electronic sensor called a charge coupled device, or CCD

  • Discovery of the sunken titanic

    Discovery of the sunken titanic
    Photographer Emroy Kristof accompanies ocean photographer Robert Ballard on a mission to discover the wreckage of the titanic. National Geographic publishes a major package on the discovery in its december 1985 issue.

  • Adobe Photoshop Released

    Adobe Photoshop Released
    In February 1990, Adobe Systems releases its firat photo editing software package, Photoshop 1.0

  • First camera phone

    First camera phone
    Japanese electronics firm sharp introduces its J-Sh04, or J-phone, the first mobile phone to feature an integrated image sensor for taking digital photos.

  • Launch of instagram

    Launch of instagram
    In October 2010, Co-founders Kevin Systrom and Mike Streiger launched instagram. It is an online photo sharing and social networking service that enables its users to take pictures, apply digital filters to them and share them with everyone.