Explore the evolution of photography from its early days. Learn about camera obscura, the role of chemists in photography, and iconic early photographs. Understand technical aspects like exposure times and the impact on historical photography.
The shutter was open for 10 minutes, and everyone was moving too fast.
The original was too dark, but when it was later lightened digitally, the figures didn't transfer.
The photographer requested that the street be closed so he could get the best photo possible.
The 1837 outbreak of Cholera forced people to stay in their homes.
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Film-based cameras are easier to operate under low-light conditions.
Digital images are way too easy to edit, and may not be considered valid evidence in court.
Film cameras are much cheaper, so every investigator can have one available.
Prosecutors are afraid that digital images will be shared on social networks before the trials.
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The camera's film contained chemicals to immediately process the picture, making images instant.
It was the first camera to be able to hold 24 photos instead of just one.
The camera was the first to have a built-in flash, allowing people to take it anywhere.
It was the first disposable camera.
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Chemists
Machinists
Military engineers
Architects
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1826
1847
1855
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Creating a more sensitive silver-based plate, reducing the exposure time from hours to just a few minutes.
Creating a glass sheet 'negative' that could produce multiple prints of one image.
Developed a camera that was portable and easy for people to carry.
Creating a flash for the camera, so portraits could be shot indoors.
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He was the first landscape photographer to journey out to the American West.
He depicted life of Native Americans that very few people had ever seen.
He was the first to photograph the first five Presidents after 1840.
He showed a side to war that few people had ever experienced.
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The first inexpensive camera sold to the public.
Slang term for the assistant who held the flash in early photography.
A small brown box used to hold light-sensitive plates.
The sponge used to wipe the chemicals from a Daguerrotype plate.
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He was the first landscape photographer to journey out to the American West.
He depicted life of middle and upper-class African Americans in a lifestyle very similar to white people.
He was the first to photograph Abraham Lincoln, General Grant and the Union army.
He showed a side to war that few people had ever experienced.
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Migrant workers during the Great Depression.
The American West landscape.
Children in poor living conditions in the cities.
Women in occupations outside of the home.
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