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?

• plastic

• Silver-plated copper

• stone

• porcelain

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 coated with light sensitive chemicals, then cleaned and polished

• It had to be frozen

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)1600's

• B) 1700's

• C) 1800's

• D) 1900's

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

What impact did the Kodak camera have on photography as a hobby?

• It made photography a hobby only for professionals

• It made photography a hobby that anyone could enjoy

• It made photography less popular

• It made photography more difficult

What was material used in the Lumière brothers' Autochrome plates to give the image color?

• potatoe starch

• iron salts

• tea leaves

• plastic

What film format did the Leica camera popularize?

• 120mm film

• 35mm film

• 50mm film

• 70mm film