History of Photography

What is the fundamental principle behind the camera obscura?

• Light passing through a small hole projects an upside-down image retaining color and perspective

• Using silver nitrate to create images that do not fade

• A lens that focuses light to create a sharp image

• A digital sensor capturing light in an electronic camera

Who first documented detailed descriptions of the camera obscura in ad90?

• Leonardo da Vinci

• Johann Heinrich Salta

• Louis Daguerre

• Aristotle

What was the significance of Joseph Nicéphore Niépce's photograph taken in a8b6?

• It was the world's first photograph using heliography, requiring several days of exposure

• It was the first color photograph ever produced

• It was the first photograph to include a human subject

• It was the first image produced using roll film

What is the daguerreotype, invented by Louis Daguerre?

• The first practical photographic process commercially available in a8cc

• A paper negative process allowing multiple paper copies

• A roll film camera introduced in a888

• The first digital camera system developed in a975

Why did Henry Fox Talbot's calotype process not become widely adopted?

• He tried to charge license fees which discouraged widespread use

• It produced images that faded quickly

• It required several days of exposure time

• It only worked with color photographs

What photographic innovation did Richard Leach Maddox contribute in 1871?

• Inventing the gelatin dry plate allowing more portable cameras without tripods

• Creating the first color photograph of a bow

• Development of roll film for use in handheld cameras

• Designing the first mobile photo studio

How did Eadweard Muybridge contribute to photography in the 1880s?

• He created the first photo sequence proving a horse’s hooves all leave the ground simultaneously

• He invented the first practical photographic process in 1880

• He developed the first digital camera sensor in 1957

• He produced the first color photograph in 1871

What was the importance of George Eastman’s Kodak camera introduced in 1888?

• It was the first handheld camera sold preloaded with roll film for easy use

• It was the first camera to use wet plate technology

• It introduced the concept of digital photography

• It produced the world’s first color photographs

How did the invention of the 35mm Leica camera in 1925 impact photography?

What was a major game-changer in making photography accessible to the general public in the early 1900s?

• The introduction of the Brownie box camera, affordable and easy to use

• The invention of the digital camera

• The first use of the camera obscura

• The development of roll film by Eastman Kodak