Digital cameras Essays

In 1975, an employee of Kodak created the first digital camera from scrap and a single cassette tape. Prior to this invention, photographs were taken using film cameras. Before, photographs were stored on film rather than memory cards. Eventually, the digital format dominated the photography industry. The innovation of the digital camera changed the costs of photography and the way photographs were taken. The Advanced Photo System (APS) was first introduced in 1996 by Kodak under the brand name

Question 1 (50 Marks) • Subject Matter 1: Portraits of the Hill tribes Jason wants to spend some time taking half body portraits of the long neck ladies, I would recommand him to consider investing in a telephoto lens. Generally, the image quality of prime lenses are higher and the weight of the lenses are lighter than zoom lenses, which are very desirable for Jason to carry out to take human features. For portrait photography, in my opinion, prime lens with focal length between 70-135mm are

heaps of points of interest. As a craftsman, he could encapsulate his dreams on the paper with one stroke of the brush, yet as a picture taker in the XIX century hypothetically he had no chance to change the structure in the wake of terminating the camera shade. In any case, by and by, Henry re-made the ABCs of computerized altering (which, similar to workmanship, was completely perceived just 140 years after the fact) with the assistance of accessible apparatuses and irrepressible eagerness. No

know if how we perceive a picture, how much do we actually believe in it. Since the invention of camera and photography, people have trusted photograph as the element of truth. Unconsciously we tend to believe in what we see in the picture. A photograph is provided as a witness of an event which never happened in front of a viewer’s eyes, but how much can we believe in it? Today with the ease of digital editing of pictures, has shaken our faithfulness in photography. The viewer might need to discrete

Let’s go back in time. Let’s think how we get all these amazing pictures that hold so many memories to us. As they say a picture is worth a thousand words. Who invented photography? What did they do to get it started? George Eastman was a pioneer of modern day photography. First, let's talk about who George Eastman is. George Eastman was born on July 12, 1854 in Waterville, New York. His father died and times were very tough for his family. His mother had to take in Borders so they had enough

Kodak and the Digital Revolution Kodak, one of the most successful imaging technology companies, was founded in 1880 by George Eastman. Kodak was a market leader of camera film’s production. The company enjoyed the position for decades in the era of traditional photography. Company Strategy Mr. Eastman had three policies that he believed were the key components of the success of the company. Following are the strategies that the company followed to remain a market leader in the industry; • Mass

mass market of photography and start of a popular culture in the world. Kodak made the world’s first camera that can be used without instructions and by only pushing a button. Even though the habit of button pushing is now famous than ever, Kodak had to file for bankruptcy protection because of being unable to realize that ‘The rest’ to do was changing and there are more challenges in the digital era. The little yellow film packages of Kodak became one of the world's most recognized brands. Indeed

Once upon a time, people used to take photographs of other people. But with the arrival of a front-facing camera, people have begun taking pictures of themselves instead. This is called a selfie and it is defined as “a self-portrait photograph of oneself (or of oneself and other people), taken with a camera or a camera phone held at arm’s length or pointed at a mirror, that is usually shared through social media” (Sorokowski et al., 2015). Several years later, with the technological capability to

techniques and cameras went through in history even from the earliest inventions, then people would not have the cameras and that the world sees today. This simple machine received its name from the Latin language meaning dark chamber. It was so simple of a machine that all it required was a dark room or box with a small hole in one side, and viola! A camera obscura is made. The small hole allows light to pass

worth 1000 words how much could a video be worth. It’s a big jump to speculate in 25 years that pictures will become obsolete but I feel they will become like the polaroid instant printing camera or film, still used but not as prevalent.

the pictures I have taken have been keeping me sane....they're like memories stuffed in a flat rectangle. I love what I do!” Raetilliah Hayes once stated (Hayes). What is a photographer? A photographer is someone who takes pictures, typically on a camera, to record an event or capture a particular moment as a profession (Photographer). Because images are there when people are absent, photography is a way of keeping memories alive. Sir John F.W Herschel, in 1839, used the word photography for

The idea of combining motion pictures with sound has been in place since the invention of cinema itself. Before the 1930’s when “talking pictures” were introduced, movies were completely silent. Some silent films, however, were accompanied by full orchestras, or single instruments. The primary steps of global sound cinema were introduced in mid to late 1920’s. “Talking pictures” or “talkies” were sound films that included synchronized dialog, usually made with the Vitaphone, a popular sound-on-disc

Soon after during the early 1930’s, the Technicolor Motion Picture Corporation released the first three-color Technicolor technology. This color process needed a unique type of camera that was able to split the image into three different sections of the film. Filters that were red, blue, and green were used to position the light to the matching filter, once the recording was done the different strips were then combined and developed into a solo color strip that was played through a projector. This

memories possible. The man behind the camera is George Eastman. Eastman was not just a businessman, he was an entrepreneur who revolutionized the photographic industry by making it more affordable, accessible and inspiring others to take more photos of anything and everything. Before his invention of roll film, the process of taking a picture was a whole lot more difficult. After Eastman had developed the Kodak company, the cameras were mass produced and the Brownie camera and was one of the first to be

CHAPTER TWO LITERATURE REVIEW AND THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK 2.1 Introduction: This chapter would analysis photography under conceptual review as the main concept of this study, it would look at the history of photography, types of photography, and types of cameras available till date, followed by empirical review and lastly the theoretical framework would come at the end of this chapter. 2.2.1 History of photography The concept of photography was coined out of a Greek words “photo” meaning light and “graphy”

Terrain, Edie Marshall’s installation of 1000 lushly worked oil paintings, is a record of a road trip through the Great Plains of North America. Over the duration of the trip, made in 2013, Marshall took over 1500 photos on her iPhone. Randomly shooting images on impulse, most of the photos are landscapes taken from the passenger seat of the moving car, though shots also include excursions into towns, cities, historic sites, an aquarium, hiking trails, parks, and roadside vistas. Upon returning

After the camera was invented in the early eighteenth century, photography became a common media and a tool that people use to record the facts and show as an evidence, but not very often, it didn’t always show the facts of historical value. However, because of the invention of the cameras, seems like painting turned into a historical value that people do not really spend time to observe the image lately. Some artists that argued photographic images are very easy to make copies of. It was debated

the classroom, there is a fake camera that the children play with and use to pretend to take pictures. Throughout high school and into college, I have taken photography courses. Unfortunately it has been difficult for me to continue to enjoy photography because I have not had the time to go out and explore different places to shoot photographs. Seeing that some of the children in the classroom were interested in photography, I decided to bring in my instant film camera. This was a perfect way for me

shines like a light in the shadows, representing goodness in a dark world. A goodness that needs protection, so the wind does not blow it out. Sherman places herself so she is observed by the viewer, her face turned away from the camera, appearing unaware of the camera. Technique: Transforming herself into different characters using wigs, makeup and

captured another one of his most popular picture during President John F. Kennedy’s funeral where his wife, Jackie Kennedy, was receiving the flag which was wrapped around her husband’s coffin on November 25th, 1963. This photo was taken using medium of digital print. (Artnet) Eddie Adams who has been awarded more than 500 photojournalism awards including the George Polk Award, The Robert Capa Gold Medal and multiple awards from prestigious organization as World Press Photo, the Nation Press Photographers