History of Photography for Highschool

Who is credited with creating the first permanent photograph?

• Fox Talbot

• Wilhelm Homburg

• George Eastman

• Joseph Niepce

What was the main limitation of the camera obscura?

• It was a camera without film

• It could not capture color images

• It used too much silver nitrate

• It required digital technology

In what year did Joseph Niepce create the first permanent photograph?

• 1888

• 1924

• 1833

• 1826

What was the significant advancement of the daguerreotype process?

• It used a pinhole camera design

• It required 8 hours to take a photo

• It made photography more expensive

• It allowed for quicker and more permanent photos

Who developed the first 35mm camera?

• Leica

• George Eastman

• Joseph Niepce

• Fox Talbot

What was the slogan Kodak used in 1888?

• Capture the moment

• Bringing memories to life

• You press the button and we do the rest

• Photography for everyone

What year did Kodak stop making film cameras?

• 1963

• 1985

• 2004

• 2011

What was the main contribution of George Eastman to photography?

• He invented the camera obscura

• He developed dry gel on paper

• He created the first digital camera

• He discovered silver nitrate

What did the calotype process introduce?

• A wet process with a paper negative

• A method for taking color photographs

• Digital image processing

• The use of glass negatives

Who was the first photographed human that we know of?

• A scientist experimenting with silver nitrate

• A member of the Czar's family

• A soldier from the American Civil War

• A man getting his shoes shined