The History of Photography

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The History of Photography

• By Megan West

Fun Fact The word photography is derived from
the Greek words photos (light) and graphein
(to draw).
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First Photo Ever
In 1827, Joseph Nicephore Niepce took 8 hours to
obtain the first fixed image! Niepce formed a
partnership with Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre to
improve Niepces process, but Niepce died in
1833.
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Daguerreo and Robert Cornelius

• This is Robert Corneliuss self-portrait, and the
  first daguerreotype of America.
• Daguerreotype was the first practical process of
  photography in 1839.

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Polariod Camera

• The Polariod camera was invented by Edwin Land
  and sold to the public in 1948.
• This is the first camera that you could remove a
  developing print!

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Disposable Camera

• Fuji was the first company to put out a
  disposable camera on the market.
• The first time the world saw one was in 1986.

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Webcam

• The first webcam was used in 1993 to record the
  Trojan Room Coffeepot.
• The webcam craze started shortly thereafter.

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QUICKTAKE 100

• This is Apples first digital camera.
• It holds 32 images at 320x240 pixels or 8 images
  at 640x480 pixels.
• Put on the market February 17, 1994.

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Kodak DC40

• Kodak put out their first digital camera March
  28, 1995 as Apples competitor.
• The DC40 stores 40 images at 750x504 pixels.

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Camera Phone

• The first camera phone available in the U.S. was
  from T-Mobile.
• November 21, 2003 was when it was released.

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Disposable Digital Camera

• Invented by Jonathan Kaplan CEO of Pure Digital
  Technologies.
• Enters the market in 2004.
• Features pictures you can delete!

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Nikon One Touch Zoom 90 QD

• This is a picture of my camera.

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Timeline of Events

• 1827 First Photograph
• 1839 Daguerreotype
• 1938 Polariod Camera Invented
• 1986 First Disposable Camera
• 1993 Webcam
• 1994 First Apple Digital Camera
• 1995 Competing Kodak Digital Camera
• 2003 First U.S. Camera Phone
• 2004 First Disposable Digital Camera

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References

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