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The earliest photos
The earliest photos were not taken with Alexander Wolcott's invention. Joseph Nicephore Niepce used a sliding wooden box to take photos in 1826. -
The first camera
The first camera invented was made by Alexander Wolcott. on May 8, 1840. The invention made it possible for photos to be taken and not fade away with time. -
Negative to posotive process
Henry Fox Talbot was an english botanist and mathematician.
He sensitized paper to light with a silver salf solution than he exposed the paper to light so the background became black and it had gradations of grey. He made contact prints reversing the lights and shadows to creat a detailed photo. In 1841 he perfected this paper-negative process and called it a calotype -
Dry pate negatives and hand-held camera
In 1879 the dry plate was invented which was a glass negative plate with dried gelatin emulsion. Photographers no longer needed portable dark rooms. -
The brownie camera
In 1901 George Eastman created the Brownie. This camera was the first one that had the capability of taking snapshots and it was small enough to be convenient for camera owners to carry around with them. -
Polaroid Camera
In 1948 a special type of camera was made. It was called the the Polaroid Camera and it was a camera that could develop pictures instantly. It fascinated many people -
Disposable Cameras
Disposable Cameras were made and became popular in the 1990s. It had honor at weddings and would to people to take photos at the reception . -
Digital camera changing over time
The Kodak DC290 camera, showed the benefits of linking a camera and a computer. The camera allowed scripts to be created so that instructions could appear on the camera's screen
