Photographic Technology

TimelineQuinn Caesar-Williams

Table of Contents• 3. Calotype Process• 5. Wet Plate Collodtion• 7. Color Separation Method• 9. First Simplified Camera• 11. Film Rolls• 12. Color Film• 14. Digital Cameras• 15. Adobe Photoshop

1841 – Calotype Process

• •Introduced by Fox Talbot • •Later known as the "Talbotype” process• •This was a negative/positive process that only took a few

minutes

• Image by: John Moffat• Image Source: (https://

www.britannica.com/biography/William-Henry-Fox-Talbot)

1851 – Wet Plate Collodtion

• Introduced by English sculptor Fredrick Scott Archer• This process was done by spreading a mixture of collodion

and chemicals on sheets of glass• Being much cheaper, this was a step in the right direction

for photographic technology

• Image by: Unkown• Image Source:

(http://www.frederickscottarcher.com/Photographs/FSA.jpg)

1861 – Color Separation Method

• Introduced by Scottish physicist James Clerk-Maxwell• This method was achieved by using three black and white

photographs• *Each photo must be taken using a colored filter*• After this the photos were turned into lantern slides and

projected in registration with the same color filter• This was important because color separation allows

viewers to focus on sole parts of an image

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www.biographyonline.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/James_clerk_maxwell4.jpg)

1888 – First Simplified Camera

• Introduced by George Eastman• The Kodak Number 1• First general camera open for the public• Also the first mass developing service• This was a huge milestone fortechnology everywhere

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www.philanthropyroundtable.org/images/made/file_uploads/Eastman-hi-res-photo_720_420_c1_center_top.jpg)

1889 – Film Rolls

• The first commercial transparent roll film put out by Eastman and his team was in 1889

• The availability of this made possible the development of Thomas Edison's motion picture camera in 1891

• This advance made development much easier and more convenient

1963 – Color Film

• Company founded by Edwin H. Land in 1937• Developed by Polaroid • First color instant film (Instamatic)• Also was the first to introduce underwater photography

(Nikonos)

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1984 – Digital Cameras

• Introduced by Canon • This device was the first digital still camera on the market• Image Source: (http://

petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2010/08/firstkodak.jpg)

1993 – Adobe Photoshop

• Created in 1988 by Thomas and John Knoll• This program became available for computers in 1993• Photoshop is a graphics editing software• Used to enhance, crop, fix, etc… Or add text to an image• This is now one of the highest rated applications on the

market now

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