History of Photography Quiz

Who unveiled the daguerreotype, the first commercially successful photographic process, in 1839?

• Thomas Edison

• Louis Daguerre

• Alexander Graham Bell

• Nikola Tesla

What type of process is the daguerreotype?

• A direct-positive process

• A negative-positive process

• A digital process

• A color process

What material was used to create the highly detailed image in the daguerreotype process?

• Gold-plated copper

• Silver-plated copper

• Iron-plated copper

• Aluminum-plated copper

What was required to prepare the silver-plated copper plate for the daguerreotype process?

• It had to be heated

• It had to be painted

• It had to be cleaned and polished

• It had to be frozen

Who introduced the calotype process in the 1840s?

• Louis Daguerre

• George Eastman

• Henry Fox Talbot

• Ansel Adams

What did the calotype process involve?

• Creating glass negatives

• Creating paper negatives

• Creating metal negatives

• Creating digital negatives

What was one of the significant impacts of the calotype process?

• It allowed for color photography

• It made photography more expensive

• It allowed multiple positive prints

• It reduced the quality of photographs

What was required for the wet plate collodion process to produce images?

• A) A portable darkroom

• B) A digital camera

• C) A computer

• D) A smartphone

During which century did the wet plate collodion process dominate?

• A) 17th century

• B) 18th century

• C) 19th century

• D) 20th century

What was a key characteristic of the images produced by the wet plate collodion process?

• A) They were blurry and indistinct

• B) They were detailed and reproducible

• C) They were only in color

• D) They were digital