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When you studied U.S. history in school, you likely saw Civil War photos and may have thought they were the first photos ever taken. In actuality, the world\u2019s first photograph was created about 35 years prior in 1826 or 1827 by Frenchman Joseph Nic\u00e9phore Ni\u00e9pce. The crude picture was taken from an upstairs window on his property using a process called heliography. Although the image on the metal plate is fuzzy, dark, and barely recognizable, this was an important milestone in the <\/span>evolution of photography<\/span>. In comparison, the photos taken during the Civil War were highly sophisticated.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n With the advent of smartphones, anyone including children can take digital photos! Looking back, it\u2019s hard to believe how arduous the photographic process was throughout history. Here\u2019s a quick guide to the most common types of <\/span>photographic processes<\/span><\/a> prior to digital photography.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n Camera obscura is a device shaped like a box or an entire room that allows light to enter the space through a small opening on one side while projecting it on the other. In a sense, this is the oldest type of camera. It was first mentioned in China in the 4th to 5th century BC. In the 11th century, the scientist, mathematician, astronomer, and philosopher Alhazen created a pinhole camera from this device.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n Of course, the early photographic processes mentioned above required some type of camera. Daguerreotype and calotype cameras, invented in 1839 and 1840, respectively, were big wooden boxes with high-quality lenses. In 1859, Thomas Sutton patented the first-ever panoramic camera using a wide-angle lens with a water-filled glass sphere.<\/span><\/p>\n The first digital camera was introduced in 1991 and the first basic camera phone followed suit in 2000. Today, many smartphones take far better photos than inexpensive digital cameras.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n The name Kodak is synonymous with photography, and rightly so. George Eastman introduced the \u201cKodak\u201d in 1888 \u2013 the first one to use celluloid film rather than glass plates. Although groundbreaking for its time, it was just a wooden box with one shutter speed and a fixed-focus lens. The camera was preloaded with 100-exposure <\/span>Kodak Advantix film<\/span><\/a> that customers sent back to the factory to be developed. Eastman introduced the Brownie, the first mass-produced camera a mere 12 years later in 1900. This camera was so small and affordable, it remained popular until the 1960s.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\nDifferent Types of Photographic Processes<\/b><\/h2>\n
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History of Cameras<\/b> \u2013 From Camera Obscura to iPhones<\/b><\/h2>\n
Kodak Camera History<\/b><\/h2>\n