Module 8

1. Photographic
Technology Timeline
Quinn Caesar-Williams

2. 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. Camcorder
• 16. Digital Cameras
• 17. Camera Phones

3. 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
• The process involved much shorter exposure times in the camera (one hour
compared to one minute)
• Because of this production became much more convenient which allowed work to get
out faster

4. • Image by: John Moffat
• Image Source: (https://www.britannica.com/biography/William-Henry-Fox-
Talbot)

5. 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 simpler, this process quickly became popular
• The wet plate process is also able to capture extremely sharp detail making it
the best, and most used option at the time

6. • Image by: Unkown
• Image Source:
(http://www.frederickscottarcher.com/Photographs/FSA.jpg)

7. 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
• The color separation brought greater detail to images thus making peoples work
more attrative

8. • Image by: Unkwown
• Image Source: (http://www.biographyonline.net/wp-
content/uploads/2014/05/James_clerk_maxwell4.jpg)

9. 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 for
technology everywhere

10. • Image by: Unknown
• Image Source:
(http://www.philanthropyroundtable.org/images/made/file_uploads/Eastman-hi-res-
photo_720_420_c1_center_top.jpg)

11. 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 thus
making workflow much faster

12. 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)
• Color was new at the time so any pieces of work involving
It often grabbed peoples attention

13. • Image by: Unknown
• Image Source:
(http://a3.files.biography.com/image/upload/c_fit,cs_srgb,dpr_1.0,h_1200,q_80,w_1200/MTE1OD
A0OTcxNjkyODE5OTgx.jpg)

14. 1980 - Camcorder
• Sony introduced the first camcorder for capturing moving picture
• The Betamovie BMC-100P used a Betamax cassette
• Being able to record video allowed photojournalists everywhere to bring
their work to another level
• This device paved the way for video recording of the future

15. • Image by: Unknown
• Image source:
(http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Sony+camcorder)

16. 1984 – Digital Cameras
• Introduced by Canon
• This device was the first digital still camera on the market
• Allowed photojournalists to take images at the best possible quality and easily
upload to the computer if need be
• Image Source: (http://petapixel.com/assets/uploads/2010/08/firstkodak.jpg)

17. 2000 - Camera phone
• Introduced in Japan by Sharp/J-Phone
• This allowed access to capture a moment at virtually anytime
• Images were able to be uploaded to computers
• The above device also paved the way for camera phones of the future
• Today camera phones are one of the more popular ways of capturing an
image due to the veratility

18. • Image by: Unknown
• Image Source: (http://www.sharp-world.com/corporate/info/his/only_one/item/t34.html)