The principles of photography have been around for centuries. The hardware started with the camera obscura, a simple box with a pin hole that would project an image of what was in front of the camera. The camera obscura were used as an aid for artist to use during drawing or painting. It was not till 1827 when photography began with chemical plates that could record images. Plates comtinued to get better but had to be prepared just prior to taking the photograph. This was solved by Dr. Richard Maddox in 1871 with the development of the dry plate process. 1884 saw photography really take off when George Eastman created flexible film and later the Brownie camera. The Brownie let an average person to take their own photos with a simple camera. George Eastman became the founder of Kodak.
Since 1950s, digital camera development have been steadily advancing for various uses such as television and by NASA for space research. Apple created the first consumer level digital camera in 1994 that could be attached to the computer via serial cable.
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Today, the digital format has taken over the photography market, replacing film as the standard. Digital now comes in two main groups: basic and advanced, each with their own sub-groups.
The first camera was only a box with a pinhole in it, wow, that's crazy. I have always been interested in photography, but I never did much aside from take the random picture.
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to read your other posts and learn a little more.