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Nicephore Niepce-1827
Joseph Nicephore Niepce Developed the first photographic image with a camera obscura by placing a engraving onto a metal plate that was coated in bitumen before being exposed to light . It required 8 hours of light exposure and the pictures would fade quickly. -
Louis Daguerre- Daguerreotype.
After several years of experimentations, Louis daguerre developed a more convenient and effective method of taking photographs.
naming the method after himself. -
Calotype.
William Henry Fox Talbot was the one to establish the basic Negative/positive process. -
Wet plate
The collodion process was invented by Frederick Scott Archer. The process made it so that images only required a few seconds of light exposure, and the pictures were more stable and detailed as they used a glass plate instead of paper. -
Tintypes.
Another medium for that helped with the birth of photography was by Hamilton Smith who used a thin sheet of iron as a base for light sensitive material, which made a positive image. -
Copyright.
Photographic negatives and photographs get added as protected works by copyright law. -
Dry negatives.
Dry plate was made by using a negative glass plate that had was coated in dry gelatine emulsion, which meant the plates could be stored for a time. -
Eastman
Eastman founds Eastman Dry plate company. -
Flexible film rolls
George Eastman invents a film base that is flexible and can be rolled up. -
Kodak film
Kodak roll-film camera is patented by Eastman. -
The brownie.
The first mass marked camera goes on sale, it is named the Brownie. -
Flash bulb.
General Electric creates the modern flash bulb -
Light meter
The first light meter with a photoelectric cell is introduced. -
Kodachrome.
Eastman markets Kodachrome film which the first commercially viable colour films. -
Kodacolour
Kodacolour negative film are introduced by Eastman Kodak. -
Electric Photgraphy
The patent for Electric photography (Xerography)is received by Chester Carlson. -
Polaroids.
The first Polaroid camera is marketed by Edwin Land. -
High-speed
The High-speed Tri-X film is introduced by Eastman Kodak. -
Underwater.
A extreme depth underwater Camera is developed for U.S Navy by EG&G. -
Instant colour.
Instant colour film is introduced by polaroid. -
Earthrise.
Photograph of Earth is taken from the moon. The photograph was named Earthrise and is considered to be one of the most influential Environmental photographs taken. -
Instant Photography.
One-step instant photography is introduced by Polaroid with the SX-70 camera. -
Autofocus.
The first point-and-shot autofocus camera is introduced Konica -
Sony
The first camcorder for consumer us is demonstrated by Sony for capturing moving pictures. -
Digital
First digital electronic still camera is demonstrated by Canon -
Digital imaging
Digital imaging processor is introduced by Pixar -
Photo compact disk
Photo compact disk is announced as digital image storage by Kodak Eastman. -
Camera phones
The first mobile phone with built-in camera is introduced with the VP-210 VisualPhone which is capable of recording films and taking photos.
