Colby Gust

 Camera Obscura Camera = Latin for “room” Obscura = Latin for “dark” The earliest mention of this type of device was by the Chinese philosopher Mo-Ti (5th century BC). He formally recorded the creation of an inverted image formed by light rays passing through a pinhole into a darkened room. He called this darkened room a "collecting place" or the "locked treasure room."

 1816 Nicephore Niepce makes a crude wood camera fitted with a microscope lens.

 1840 Alexander S. Wolcott.invented a Daguerreotype camera that used a telescope-like mirror instead of a lens to concentrate light on the photographic plate. Wolcott licensed his camera design to a certain Richard Beard, who opened the first portrait studio in Europe. This design is also important because it is considered to be the first American photographic patent.

 1849 Sir David Brewster introduces a refracting lenticular stereoscope using convex lenses instead of mirrors. This was a significant improvement over Wheatstones invention of stereography. It was a portable box-type stereoscope. On the left is the orginal design and on the right a modern version.

 1853 Thomas Ottewill creates a compact folding Camera intended for the military. This was one of the first compact folding cameras ever made.

 1888 Eastman patents Kodak roll-film camera.

 1913/1914 First 35mm still camera developed.

 1960 EG&G develops extreme depth underwater camera for U.S. Navy.

 1963 Polaroid introduces instant color film.

 1973 Polaroid introduces one- step instant photography with the SX-70 camera.

 1984 Canon demonstrates first digital electronic still camera.

 Sony's New Cyber- Shot Line Continues Advancement Of Quality, Style And Performance

 Canon IXY digital

 Eastman Kodak Company announced a new family of cameras EASYSHARE

 Kodak produced its first pocket camcorder Zi6

 What is a good photo? What is a bad photo?

 This is a bad photo because it isn’t very clear.

 This is a good picture because it is clear and it is focusing on the main object.

 This is a good photo because it is clear and clorful

 This is a good photo because it was taken from the sky and it is till clear.

 This is a good photo because the colors flow nicely together.