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The world of photography started at the very beginning of the 19th century. Mostly over a period of one hundred years, from the eighteen hundreds to the nineteen hundreds, is when the first cameras and processes were invented. Before anything involving photography was invented, the first invention was photosensitive paper in 1727 that would later on, in 1827 produce black and white photos. Although, before that image was created, the Camera Lucida was invented in 1807 by William Hyde Wollaston. In 1827 Joseph Nicephore Niepce produced that first image, even if it didn’t last long, using a heliograph. In 1829 Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre joined a partnership with Joeseph Nicephore Niepce and through that in 1837 a process called the Daguerreotype was invented to develop photos. A few years later in 1839 it was William Talbot who stumbled upon what he called “little boxes” and a method of photogenic drawing. In the same year a new process was introduced by Fox Talbot called the Calotype process. In 1840 the first patented photographic called the Daguerreotype camera was invented by Alexander Wolcott.
As the inventions kept coming, there were those who actually used the cameras and process for a specific purpose. For example, Matthew B. Brady who was a civil war photographer in the mid eighteen hundreds. Another camera that was newly invented was the pinhole camera in 1850. Another early photographer was Roger Fenton who traveled abroad to photograph war around 1852. George Eastman was a hard worker that discovered his love for photography and in 1880 invented a dry plate formula and machine to encourage the process, as well as producing the first Kodak brand name camera in 1888. Edward Steichen was one of the first fashion photographers during the time period during the late eighteen hundreds into the early nineteen hundreds. As the time period went on, more new and better cameras with better lenses were to be invented, including the 35 millimeter which was invented in 1912 by Oskar Barnack. The complex world of photography had started early in the eighteen hundreds which is evident by looking at the evolution of the camera, and processes.

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Thesis
The complex world of photography had started early in the eighteen hundreds which is evident by looking at the evolution of the camera, and processes.

Oldest to newest
Origen of Black and White – 1727 (paper), 1826 (image)
The Camera Lucida – 1807
Joseph Nicephore Niepce- 1827 or 1822 first image
Louis Daguerre- 1837- daguerreotype process
William Talbot- 1839 (little boxes) (photogenic drawing)
The Calotype process- 1839 process of developing images
Alexander Wolcott- 1840 daguerreotype camera
Matthew B. Brady- 1844 opened exhibit 1862 displayed war photos
Pinhole camera- 1850 first photograph taken with pinhole camera
Robert/Roger Fenton- 1852 war photographer
George Eastman- 1880 invented dry plate
GE part 2-1888 first Kodak camera
Brownies- late 1800’s Kodak camera
Edward Steichen- 1895 through 1919 CHECK DATES
35mm developed- 1912-1913

Weaknesses

The major weakness I'll have in my research paper is flow. My current posts are mostly about inventions and firsts. I am still confused on how to put the paragraphs together in a way that will make good sense. As of right now they aren't grouped in a way that will allow me to write my paper in a timeline sense, which is ideal. I need to do some more research and organize my paragraphs by date to help me make more sense of how it will all flow together. I also have some information about a few random things that have to do with photography and don't exactly fit into the categories I have chosen, meaning I will have to research more on how to incorporate them.

Rough outline

Cameras I
I. 35mm is developed
II. The brownie- camera
III. The camera lucida
IV. Pinhole camera
V. Alexander Wolcott
VI. William Talbot- “little boxes” created smaller images in smaller time

Firsts II
I. Edward Steichen- 1st fashion photographer
II. Matthew b brady, civil war photographer
III. Robert fenton- one of the first war photographers
IV. Joseph nicephore niepce- first image
V. Alexander Wolcott- first patented camera

People III
I. Louis Jacques mande Daguerre- reduced exposure time
II. William Talbot- “little boxes” created smaller images in smaller time

Extra IV.
I. Calotype process
II. Origin of black and white photos
III. George Eastman- invented Kodak

Thesis

The complex world of photography started in the early 1800's (check) and has evolved over time by looking at the camera, techiniques, and style of photographs.

35mm is Developed

The 35 millimeter camera also known as the “candid” camera was developed by Oskar Barnack. In 1905 Oskar Barnack had the idea of reducing the format of the negatives and then enlarging the photographs after they had been through the exposure. Oskar was the development manager at Leica where he was able to test his theory and put it into practice. The world’s first 35 millimeter camera was produced by Oskar taking an instrument for taking exposure samples for cinema film and turning it into the “Ur Leica”. This was creater by Oskar Barnack in 1912 to 1913. In the 35 millimeter the supply and take-up spools were 25 mm in diameter and the shutter used was a cloth roller blind type. Oskar intended this invention to be used for his own personal use. The invention grabbed the attention of Ernst Leitz Jr. and he tried contacting Oskar in 1914 to try and patent the product. Ernst was unsuccessful because Oskar Barnack stayed true to his word when he said it was strictly for his personal use. With his small prototype of a camera Oskar had begun documenting events in his hometown in 1914. Oskar’s success with the first Leica camera continued on throughout the years where he became more successful from the invention of more cameras. Leica A cameras went on sale in 1925 where photographers were the ones to buy the cameras and make ‘quick use’ of them. In 1932 there were already 90,000 of the Leica cameras being used.

http://inventors.about.com/library/inventors/bl35.htm
http://www.answers.com/topic/ur-leica
http://us.leica-camera.com/culture/history/leica_products/

The Brownie

The brownie was first invented by Franklin A. Brownell for the company Kodak. The materials that were used to build the camera didn’t cost much and the camera was sold for just about one dollar. Because the cost was low the camera was manufactured in large quantities. Just in the first year there were one hundred and fifty thousand cameras shipped which was three times what was previously sold. With the invention of the Brownie in the late 1800’s it was possible for anyone from kids to the elderly t to take pictures that were known as snapshots. Snapshot is a term which was meant to shoot from the hip without careful aim. The snapshot became popular the same time the Brownie was put into the market. The snapshot is amateur and was used for capturing special occasions like birthdays, holidays, everyday life, etc. The Brownie was mostly aimed for the child’s market and was named after little characters that were created by Palmer Cox who was a children’s author and illustrator. He had Brownie characters that were as popular as Mickey Mouse today. Palmer’s Brownie characters appeared in everything from magazines, candles, coffee, ice cream, painkillers, etc. Putting the characters on items helped sell them faster and more efficiently. The Brownie characters were also marketed as dolls, games, puzzles, and trading cards. Because there was so much success in the character items, naming the camera after the Brownie characters helped boost the success of the camera.
http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/brownieCam/