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The Evolution of Photography

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does 'camera obscura' translate to in English?

a)

Light box

b)

Dark room

c)

Magic mirror

d)

Image projector

2.

Who is credited with proving that images could be created by light, not heat?

a)

William Henry Fox Talbot

b)

Johann Heinrich Schultz

c)

Louis Daguerre

d)

Frederick Scott Archer

3.

What substance was discovered to be sensitive to light, leading to an early form of photography?

a)

Gelatin

b)

Silver nitrate

c)

Chalk

d)

Asphalt

4.

What is considered the first practical photographic process?

a)

Calotype

b)

Daguerreotype

c)

Tintype

d)

Cyanotype

5.

What was the main advantage of the calotype process invented by Talbot?

a)

It was faster than previous methods

b)

It used less expensive materials

c)

It allowed for multiple prints from one negative

d)

It produced color images

6.

What process replaced the daguerreotype in the late 1850s?

a)

Gelatin silver process

b)

Digital photography

c)

Wet collodion process

d)

Chromogenic color process

7.

Who invented the wet collodion process?

a)

Louis Daguerre

b)

Alfred Stieglitz

c)

George Eastman

d)

Frederick Scott Archer

8.

What was the first consumer digital camera called?

a)

Kodak DCS

b)

Apple QuickTake 100

c)

Kodak Digital Camera

d)

Sony Mavica

9.

What did George Eastman's Kodak camera make possible for the general public?

a)

3D photography

b)

Easy and accessible photography

c)

Underwater photography

d)

Color photography

10.

Which innovation significantly improved the portability of cameras?

a)

The introduction of the digital sensor

b)

The development of the roll film

c)

The invention of the mirrorless camera system

d)

The use of lightweight materials in camera construction

11.

Which of these is NOT something they started using photography for in the 1800s

a)

Art

b)

Documenting

c)

Portraits

d)

Travel Photography

12.

Which of these projects an inverted image through a small hole on the opposite side from that opening.

a)

Photogravure

b)

Heliography

c)

Daguerreotype

d)

Camera Obscura