History Classwork | History of Photography

Part One

Title your entry.... Subject | date/range of dates

 

Part Two

Within the entry, answer the following questions in sentence/paragraph form and in your own words.

1.  Post an example of a Daguerreotype image. Who invented the Daguerreoty process? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the process.

2. Post an example of a Calotype image. Who invented the Calotype process? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the process.

3. Post an example of a Wet Collodion Process image. Who invented the Wet Collodion Process process? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the process.

4. Post an example of a Dry Plate Process image. Who invented the Dry Plate Process process? Briefly describe the advantages and disadvantages of the process.

5. Who is credited with taking the first photograph of a human? Post the photograph.

6. What is photo emulsion?

7. Why did Eastman name his company Kodak?

8. Briefly explain how Polaroid film (instant photography) works?