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Issac Newton
discovered white light is composed of white light -
First Photo
the first permanent photograph was made in France -
The daguerreotype
The daguerreotype was appositive black and white image on a mirror polished, silver plated copper sheet
within a year of invention this invention was used all over the world.
although it came to end due to it only being able to make on copy -
First Patent
First American patent issued in photography to Alexander Wolcott for his camera. -
Calotype
William Henry Fox Talbot introduces the calotype, a further refinement of his negative-to-positive process. The calotype process greatly increased the photographic sensitivity of the negative and reduced the necessary exposure time in the camera to seconds. -
Medical photography
The studio of Southworth and Hawes creates daguerreotypes of early operations using ether as an anethesia at Massachusetts General Hospital. Early medical photography included documentation of operations and pathology views. -
African American Series
J.T. Zealy takes a series of daguerreotypes of African American slaves for Louis Agassiz -
Sutton
Panoramic camera, called the Sutton, is patented -
Stereoscope Viewer
Oliver Wendell Holmes invents stereoscope viewer. Allowed journalists to enlarge images -
Silver Paper
Silver gelatin paper becomes commercially available -
Kodak
Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera. -
Celluloid Film
Reverend Hannibal Goodwin patents celluloid photographic film. -
Autochrome
autochrome the first color process, invented in France -
Picture Postcard
Pictures of family events sent in cards -
The Brownie
Was a easily boughten for 1.00 -
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35mm
First 35mm still camera is developed. -
Flash
General Electric invents the modern flash bulb. -
Electric Photography
Chester Carlson receives a patent for electric photography -
Polaroid
Edwin Land launches and markets the Polaroid camera. -
Museum
The International Museum of Photography opens at the George Eastman House in Rochester, N.Y. -
Pictorials Movement
The pictorialist movement flourishes as a photographic style from the late 1860s to the early 1900s.Caroline Haskins Gurrey operated a photographic studio in Honululu and achieved recognition for her pictorialist-style portraits of Hawaii's mixed-race children. -
First selfie stick
An early selfie stick. to capture your self portraits -
Halftones
Made it possible for images to be put on a page -
Photography Online
Photohighway.com started the first photography site on the internet where photos can be uploaded directly from a digital camera. -
Phones?
The Camera phone was introduced -
GoPro
GoPro, is an American technology company founded in 2002 by Nick Woodman. It manufactures action cameras. -
Digital Rebel
Canon launches the Digital Rebel one of the first affordable DSLR’s aimed at the non-professional market. -
Kodak
Kodak ceases production of film cameras -
Iphone
Steve jobs announces the iPhone -
CMOS Sensor
Canon announced the largest CMOS image sensor ever made. The new sensor measures 202mm by 205mm. It is about 40 times the size of full-frame image sensor and is capable of capturing images using 1/100 of the light a normal professional DSLR. -
Iphone camera improvements
Apple introduced a forward-facing camera with FaceTime, a 3.5-inch Retina display, and a 5-megapixel camera with LED flash. -
Modern Selfie stick
Wayne Fromm, a Canadian inventor who considers himself the father of the modern selfie stick. Could be used on any phone or camera -
Nikon D5
It boasts a new autofocus system (utilizing 153 points, 99 of them are cross-type), a 3.2-inch 2.36-million-dot LCD touchscreen and built-in 400 Mbps Ethernet connection. Not only that, but the D5’s ISO range extends up to a hefty 3.28 million.
