A timeline of photography
During The 9th Century, an arabiant scientist named Alhazan accidently created the camera obscura.
This was a new way for artists to draw realistic 3-D drawings on a flat plane. This was used extensively during the renaissance. Especially by the artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
In 1724, the photographer Johann Shultze that silver compounds could change in light, but would not stay permanent.
During 1839, there was a rivalry between two famous photographers. They were fighting between the best way to fix an image. Henry Fox Talbot discovered the Caltotype paper negative, and Louis Daguerre discovered silver plate positive, or daguerrotype. Daguerrotype won in the end as it could be mass-printed and représente the image more. However, many photographers still use silver plate positive as spécial pièces of photography.
In 1854, the photographer George Eastman was Born, he discovered a new way to develop photographs. He called it the dry plate photographie process plastic roll film in 1889. This let the pictures be life-like and mass produced.
George Eastman also funded the Kodak camera with Henry A Strong in 1888. The Kodak revolutionised the camera world with its incredible ability to take a photo instantly without the user having to stand in a spot for a long while. It is from the discoveries of the Kodak cameras that brought us the cameras we use today. The motto for Kodak was ,"you press the button, we do the rest!" |
The camera obscura
The camera obscura is the first recorded méthodologie of projecting an outside image into a space. Developed by the arabian scientist alhazen (born 965 AD), the camera obscura, coming from the latin, 'dark room', is a box or room with no light but a small home on a side of the box which projette the outside image upside down on the opposite wall. It allowed artists to draw a more realistic 3-D image. It was used extensively during the renaissance by the Artist Leonardo Da Vinci.
The box I made in class with my class-mate Josh, is a small scale camera obscura with a filter paper, as oppose to an actual wall, which showed the image the small home we made was looking at. It works very well and we can see the image clearly. I recognise that if done on a larger scale, the camera obscura would be more effective. However, this small homemade replica is both fun and intriguing to make. To make it, you need a card board box, tracing paper and a magnifying glass. The magnifying glass helps make the image that more focused and many people find it also helpful to make a mini Lens coming out of the camera. Below are the photos of the finished design and the drawings we (Josh and I) made. excuse us for the Poor artistry!
The box I made in class with my class-mate Josh, is a small scale camera obscura with a filter paper, as oppose to an actual wall, which showed the image the small home we made was looking at. It works very well and we can see the image clearly. I recognise that if done on a larger scale, the camera obscura would be more effective. However, this small homemade replica is both fun and intriguing to make. To make it, you need a card board box, tracing paper and a magnifying glass. The magnifying glass helps make the image that more focused and many people find it also helpful to make a mini Lens coming out of the camera. Below are the photos of the finished design and the drawings we (Josh and I) made. excuse us for the Poor artistry!
shutter speed
Shutter speed is a very important element in taking the perfect photograph. Have shutter speed too quick and you'll end up with a photo too dark. A shutter speed too slow and you'll end up with a photo too bright or blurry. Your ISO settings are also very important as it controls how much it allows into the camera. Shutter speed is about how long the aperture stays open.
Philippe halsman
Philippe Halsman is a jewish photographer who was Born in 1906.
Philippe Halsman is very famous for taking photographs of celebrities. Especially his "jump" séries. He did the séries because he believed that when people were jumping, They showed there true émotions.
Philippe Halsman is very famous for taking photographs of celebrities. Especially his "jump" séries. He did the séries because he believed that when people were jumping, They showed there true émotions.
This photo of Marilyn Monroe is my favourite as it is so iconic. Even if people dont know the photographes Philippe Halsman They will know the photograph. The Picture of the American actress was taken in 1959 for Life Magazine. you can see the happiness in her face as she is jumping. I Believe that it was for this reason that Halsman started this séries on jumping celebrities.
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mOVEMENT
When taking the shutter speeds I was mainly experimenting.
Aperture
Aperture is how big the hole in the Lens is. The lower the aperture, the bigger the hole and the smaller the depth of field. Depth of field means how many subjects can be photographes clearly and how far away those subjects can be. In my first photograph, the depth of field isn't long at all as the last two subjects are blurry and hard to see. In my last photograph, there is a large depth of field as all subjects are clearly visible.
WWW: What went well with my depth of field shoot was that the subjects were well spaced out and so the photos turned out how they were supposed too,
EBI: The light on the day wasn't the best for aperture photography and so my last two photos are slightly too similar to see a big difference in aperture.
WWW: What went well with my depth of field shoot was that the subjects were well spaced out and so the photos turned out how they were supposed too,
EBI: The light on the day wasn't the best for aperture photography and so my last two photos are slightly too similar to see a big difference in aperture.