The timeline of history in photography
470 BCE - modern era > Camera obscure invented and used.
1500's > Basic Camera design still used today developed.
1660 > Camera Obscura portable versions developed.
1725 > Discovery of certain chemicals turn black when exposed to light.
1816 - 1840 > The first printed photographs made.
1835 > New process produced a negative on paper treated with silver.
1851 > Collodian wet-plate process developed by Frederick Scott Archer.
1880's > Flexible film replaces heavy glass plates.
1890's > George Eastman introduces the Kodak camera.
1907 > First colour photos.
1925 > Leica introduces "mini" camera and uses 35mm film.
1935 > Kodak improves colour prints , now a household name.
1937 > first SLR (single lens reflex) camera introduced in the U.S.
1938 > automatic exposure introduced by Kodak.
1939 > electronic flash developed.
1947 > First Poloroid camera.
1954 > first high speed film available to public.
1959 > First zoom lens developed.
1966 > Konica is first to introduce professional quality automatic exposure camera.
1972 > Poloroid now have colour feature on instant camera
1985 > Minolta releases the first professional quality automatic focus camera
1987 > Canon releases its first "Comercial Still Video" system
1991 > Kodak launches the first photo and cd system and digital camera
1500's > Basic Camera design still used today developed.
1660 > Camera Obscura portable versions developed.
1725 > Discovery of certain chemicals turn black when exposed to light.
1816 - 1840 > The first printed photographs made.
1835 > New process produced a negative on paper treated with silver.
1851 > Collodian wet-plate process developed by Frederick Scott Archer.
1880's > Flexible film replaces heavy glass plates.
1890's > George Eastman introduces the Kodak camera.
1907 > First colour photos.
1925 > Leica introduces "mini" camera and uses 35mm film.
1935 > Kodak improves colour prints , now a household name.
1937 > first SLR (single lens reflex) camera introduced in the U.S.
1938 > automatic exposure introduced by Kodak.
1939 > electronic flash developed.
1947 > First Poloroid camera.
1954 > first high speed film available to public.
1959 > First zoom lens developed.
1966 > Konica is first to introduce professional quality automatic exposure camera.
1972 > Poloroid now have colour feature on instant camera
1985 > Minolta releases the first professional quality automatic focus camera
1987 > Canon releases its first "Comercial Still Video" system
1991 > Kodak launches the first photo and cd system and digital camera
Camera Obscura
The camera obscure is a device that is used to project an image by using light from an external source, passing it through a box with a hole in one side and then onto a surface where it is reproduced. It was mostly used for novelty and fun, but in its later years ended up being the lead cause of photography, and the camera.
Daguerreotype
The daguerreotype made its first showcase in 1839 and it was the first ever photography process publicly announced, as well as the first to come into widespread usage. The image is on a bright metallic mirror surface and is a negative or positive relying on the shooting conditions.
Talbottype
The talbottype is an early process which uses paper, coated with silver iodide. This style of photography was introduced by William Henry Fox Talbot. The photographs darkened as they were exposed to light in a camera obscura and the areas that came in contact with the light became dark in tone, creating a negative image.
The camera obscure is a device that is used to project an image by using light from an external source, passing it through a box with a hole in one side and then onto a surface where it is reproduced. It was mostly used for novelty and fun, but in its later years ended up being the lead cause of photography, and the camera.
Daguerreotype
The daguerreotype made its first showcase in 1839 and it was the first ever photography process publicly announced, as well as the first to come into widespread usage. The image is on a bright metallic mirror surface and is a negative or positive relying on the shooting conditions.
Talbottype
The talbottype is an early process which uses paper, coated with silver iodide. This style of photography was introduced by William Henry Fox Talbot. The photographs darkened as they were exposed to light in a camera obscura and the areas that came in contact with the light became dark in tone, creating a negative image.