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History of Commercial
Photography
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The History of Photography
● Depending on what you consider a camera or
photograph to be, photography can date back either a
few hundred years or much longer than that.
● Anyway you slice it, the history of photography is filled
with interesting tales and is quite dramatic.
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Photography is Important
● We see hundreds of photos every single day.
● In order to understand and appreciate
photography, it is important to look back
and see how cameras and photos have
developed over the years.
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Events
● Many events over the past several centuries
have defined what we call photography
today.
● There are several key people and moments
that shaped the future of photography.
● In this presentation, we will discuss a few of
those moments and people, and how they
affected photography.
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The First Camera
● One of the first types of cameras in the world
was the “camera obscura.”
o It was a room with a small hole on one
side that allowed an image to be
projected inside.
● To the right is an image that displays how a
camera obscura worked.
● During the next 50 years, modifications were
made on this same basic design to make it
both smaller and more mobile.
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Photo from the public domain.
Making Images Permanent
● Eventually, a man named Joseph Niepce developed a way to take
photographs that stuck around.
● Niepce worked with Louis Daguerre.
● The image on the right is the first
permanent photograph, taken in 1826 by
Joseph Niepce.
○ The exposure time of this image was
eight hours.
○ These early permanent photos were
named “Daguerrotypes.”
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Different Methods
● After the daguerrotype was created, several
more antique photographic methods were
developed. Each improved upon the previous.
Below are some of the most common:
o Daguerrotype (1840-1855) – Made on silver and
subject to tarnish.
o Ambrotype (1855-1865) – Made on glass. Didn’t
tarnish, but was subject to cracking and flaking.
o Tintype (1855 - 1900) – Made on tin. Didn’t tarnish
or crack away.
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An example
daguerrotype.
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domain.
Bringing Photography to the Masses
● George Eastman was the person who first
brought photography to the masses.
● He created and sold a simple box camera that
featured a fixed focus lens and roll film that fit
inside and allowed people to take multiple
photos.
o This was the first time that cameras were
cheap enough and easy enough to use that
the public could purchase and use them.
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domain.
Evolution of the Camera
● The “Brownie” camera was introduced in the
1900s.
o
It made photography even cheaper, and popularized
the “snapshot.”
● In the 1940s instant film was popularized by
the public.
● In the 1980s disposable cameras were
developed.
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Digital Photography
● In the 2000s and more recently,
photography has moved away from film
and embraced the digital world.
● This adjustment made it easier and cheaper
for people to take photos, without having to
worry about using up film. They were also
able to immediately view a shot.
● Instead of being made to work with film,
cameras were outfitted with digital sensors.
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Photos from the public
domain.
Commercial Photography
● Once photographs became reproducible and of high
quality, photography was welcomed as not just an art
form, but as a means of commercialism too.
● People with enough money to purchase above average
photography equipment, and with professional level
skills, created careers/jobs, such as fashion
photographer, product photographer and much more.
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Social Media
● Social media and the advent of cameras
being built into cell phones made it very
easy for amateurs to gain an interest in
photography.
o It also helped amateur photographers
share their work online.
● This also allowed a whole new generation
of photographers to become well-known,
based entirely on the general public
following their social media accounts.
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Image provided by Will
Milne, Denton ISD.
The Future
● Cameras continue to increase in ability each
and every day.
● Currently, cameras are evolving in a few
different areas, such as:
o
Low light ability, camera size, shutter speeds,
megapixels, built in internet/editing capabilities and
the ability to record video
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Review
● One of the first types of cameras was the camera
obscura.
● Daguerrotypes helped to make photographs permanent.
● George Eastman helped bring photography to the
masses.
● Digital photography made it easier and cheaper for the
public to get involved with photography.
● Professional equipment and skills allow people to
pursue photography as a career.
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