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Photography throughout time

  • View from a window in Gras

    View from a window in Gras
    Photographed by Joseph Nicephore Neipce. The technology is made on a sheet of pewter covered with bitumen of Judea, a kind of asphalt that hardened when exposed to light.
  • A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg,

    A Harvest of Death, Gettysburg,
    The first realistic view of war shown by Civil War photographers such as Brady, Gardner and O'Sullivan (right).
  • Andre Adolphe Disderi

    Andre Adolphe Disderi
    Cartes de visite were taken with a camera that exposed only one section of the photographic plat at a time.
  • Black Canyon, Colorado River

    Black Canyon, Colorado River
    Expeditions to photograph distant places were launched as soon as the invention of photography was announced
  • George Eastman with a Kodak,1890

    George Eastman with a Kodak,1890
    George Eastman, who put the Kodak box camera on the market and thereby put photography into everybody's hands, stands aboard the s.s. Gallia in the act of using his invention. Roll film made the camera small enough to carry easily. Fast gelatin emulsions permitted 1/25 - sec exposures so subjects did not have to strain to hold on.
  • Helen Cooke Wilson in a California Poppy Field

    Helen Cooke Wilson in a California Poppy Field
    The Autochrome process was popular at the turn of the century with pictorialists who liked its graininess and subdued colours.
  • Visit of German Statesmen to Rome

    Visit of German Statesmen to Rome
    Not until the 1920's did photographers get a small camera able to take pictures easily in dim light. Early cameras were relatively bulky and were very slow.
  • Untitled, circa

    Untitled, circa
    Kodachrome transparency film, introduced in 1936, was created for the 35mm still photography market. It was the first accurate, inexpensive, easy to use, and reliable method for creating colour photographs.
  • EG&G Develops Extreme Depth Underwater Camera

    EG&G Develops Extreme Depth Underwater Camera
    EG&G develops extreme depth underwater camera for U.S. Navy. This camera enabled to U.S Navy to explore underwater and record their experience.
  • First Consumer Camcorder For Capturing Moving Picture

    First Consumer Camcorder For Capturing Moving Picture
    Sony demonstrates first consumer camcorder for capturing moving picture.
  • Introduces The VP-210 VisualPhone

    Introduces The VP-210 VisualPhone
    Kyocera Corporation introduces the VP-210 VisualPhone, the world's first mobile phone with built-in camera for recording videos and still photos.
  • 2000 - 2018

    2000 - 2018
    Since 2000 technology has advanced majorly and is still being advanced. High quality cameras have been released filming 1080p to 4k. Clear shots are able to be taken with different lens types and different camera settings, such as iso and shutter speed.