History of Photography

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    The First Camera

    Alhazen invented the first pinhole camera.

  • The First Photograph

    The first photograph was developed by Joseph Nicephore Niephe.

  • Daguerrotype

    Daguerre founded a more convenient method of photography: the Daguerrotype.

  • Calotype

    Henry Fox Talbot created a paper-negative process called the Calotype.

  • Tintypes

    Tintypes (using a thin sheet of iron as a base for light sensitive material) were created by Hamilton Smith.

  • Wet Plate Negative

    Frederick Scoff Archer invented the wet plate negative, which was a glass coated with light sensitive silver salts.

  • Dry Plate

    A dry plate (a glass negative plate with a dried gelatine emulsion) was created. They absorbed light so quickly that hand held cameras became available.

  • Film

    George Eastman invented film with a base that was flexible, unbreakable and could be rolled.

  • Colour Films

    Commercially viable colour films were brought to the market in early 1940s.

  • Polaroids

    The first polaroid camera was sold to the public.

  • Disposable Camera

    Fuji created the disposable camera.

  • Canon

    Canon demonstrated the first still electronic camera.