Questions and Answers
Who is credited with creating the first pinhole camera?
Ibn al-Haytham
Which chemical did Joseph Nicéphore Niépce initially use to create the first permanent photograph?
Bitumen
Who pioneered photographic film and created the first affordable camera?
George Eastman
What was the initial name of the camera created by George Eastman?
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Who took the very first photograph in 1826?
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What did the first pinhole camera use to focus an image?
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What did William Henry Fox Talbot create in 1834, which he called a 'photogenic drawing'?
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What type of image did Talbot create in 1835, which could be used to create lots of copies?
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What type of photographic system did Talbot develop over the following years?
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When did digital cameras become popular and start to replace the calotype system?
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Study Notes
Development of Photography
- Joseph Nicéphore Niépce is credited with creating the first pinhole camera.
- Niépce initially used Bitumen of Judea to create the first permanent photograph.
- George Eastman pioneered photographic film and created the first affordable camera.
- Eastman's initial camera was named Kodak.
- Niépce took the very first photograph in 1826.
- The first pinhole camera used a small hole to focus an image.
- In 1834, William Henry Fox Talbot created a 'photogenic drawing'.
- In 1835, Talbot created a negative image, which could be used to create lots of copies.
- Over the following years, Talbot developed the calotype system.
- Digital cameras became popular and started to replace the calotype system in the late 20th century.
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Test your knowledge of the history and development of photography, from the first photograph to the invention of reproducible images. Explore the evolution of this important medium and its impact on visual documentation.
