Hurter and Driffield began pioneering work on the light sensitivity of photographic emulsions in 1876. Their work enabled the first quantitative measure of film speed to be devised. The first flexible photographic roll film was marketed by George Eastman in 1885, but this original “film” was actually a coating on a paper base. As part…
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We need to talk about film photography
Hurter and Driffield began pioneering work on the light sensitivity of photographic emulsions in 1876. Their work enabled the first quantitative measure of film speed to be devised. The first flexible photographic roll film was marketed by George Eastman in 1885, but this original “film” was actually a coating on a paper base. As part…
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Hurter and Driffield began pioneering work on the light sensitivity of photographic emulsions in 1876. Their work enabled the first quantitative measure of film speed to be devised. The first flexible photographic roll film was marketed by George Eastman in 1885, but this original “film” was actually a coating on a paper base. As part…
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Around the year 1800, British inventor Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance.
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Around the year 1800, British inventor Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance.
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Around the year 1800, British inventor Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance.
Read more "This is how we invented photography – over 200 years"Before photography, there was the camera obscura
Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries.
Read more "Before photography, there was the camera obscura"Before photography, there was the camera obscura
Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries.
Read more "Before photography, there was the camera obscura"Before photography, there was the camera obscura
Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries.
Read more "Before photography, there was the camera obscura"A fun fact about photography I found out today
The word “photography” was created from the Greek roots φωτός (phōtos)
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