History of Photography and Camera
“We are making photographs to understand what our lives mean to us” – Ralph Hattersley.
Even before the introduction of photography, the history of cameras begins. The first camera obscure was invented around the 4th or 5th century. Until the 16th century, the camera obscure was used for the study of optics and astrology. In the mid 16th century the first portable camera was introduced but they were unable to take photographs which made the way for modern cameras and photography.
Digital Technology has changed the way of photography as we can take photos at any time and anywhere.
Important of Camera:
- Communication – Picture speaks a lot than words
- Education – Used to learn by seeing
- Preservation – Preserve the historical and sentimental values.
Camera photography Impact and influences social :
- Tool for capturing the Realistic approach of the surrounding.
- Brings access to more and more places and times around the world than early.
- Highlighting social issues and stigmas photography can bring an influence on society.
- As visually captured information can have a greater impact on the objective.
- In the field of science photos taken help the future generation of certain research materials.
- Photography has become a universal language to understand and be touched by different people.
Photography:
The first permanent photography in the camera was taken in the 1826 century by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce. Time taken to capture the image was very long in the beginning 5 to 30 minutes. In 1880 Kodak first introduced its first commercial camera, before photography was only to rich and wealthy people.
Importance of the photos:
- Images are strong and powerful to make an impact or change easily.
- A photograph is the best way to record human emotion and feeling.
- Non-verbal people communicate with this visual tool.
- Not only bring changes in personal life but also in personal life.
- Have a pause of experience we had before and think about it.
- Social media like Facebook, Twitter, and so on have improved the significance of photographs.
Greatest Impact of camera and Photography in the 19th century:
After World War II in the 19t,h century there was a new shape and change in the field of photography and camera. Before the digitalization of the camera, rolls were used to capture the photography and the complicated process of developing it was done separately by experts. By the end of the 19th century and starting of the 20th century, the field of photography and camera completely got digitized. After the digitalization of the camera, the field of photography took a new dimension and style.
Benefits of the photography:
- Photos are immorality as we can see our great grandparents through it.
- In some cases, photography helps in relaxing ourselves from stress
- Photos are real preserved packages of new and old memories.
- Any person with a passion for photography can start a career on it.
- As we capture important movements in our life so it becomes a document of our life.
- While photographing we get close to natural elements with a booster a wonderful, safe, and natural self-esteem
- Photographs give a new dimension to the things we see which we have noticed before.
- Inspiration of creativity and imagination of a person can be known through a photograph