Photography Final Flashcards
What did Joseph Niepce Invent?
The Heliography
Artist Louis Daguerre was hindered in his research because of his ignorance of physics and
Chemistry
Daguerre’s early process was flawed because the photographic image was not _______. When exposed to the sun it would fade away
Permanent
Across the english channel this man was also working on capturing a photographic image. William Henry _____-Talbot
Fox
Fox-Talbot’s contribution to photography was creating a process that included a negative and a ______
Positive
The Daguerreotype was unveiled to the french academy of science in the year
1839
A daguerreotype portrait required _____ Exposure times
Slower
Talbot improved his process by exposing wet paper in the camera. He called them _____ from the greek meaning “Beautiful pictures”
Calotypes
A new Collodion process required the photographer to use wet plates. It combined the _____ of the Daguerreotype with the reproducibility of the calotype
Sharpness
Civil war photographer Matthew _____ ran a studio whose photographer captured the horrors of battle and a portrait of Abe Lincoln
Bradey
Edward Muybridge invented a fast mechanical _______ that captured a galloping horse to prove all four hooves came off of the ground at once.
Shutter
Geurge Eastman of Rochester, New York wanted a memorable name for his photographic company. He called it
Kodak
Eastmans slogan: “You press the button, ______
We do the rest
One of Eastmans greatest contributions to photography was replacing photographic plates with flexible ____
Film
A New york photographer Alfred Stiegletz opened a gallery that showed how photography could be accepted as fine ____
Art
The Lumiere Brothers in france used potato starch to come up with a primitive color process called ______
Autochrome
Demand from motion picture studios in hollywood drove kodak to introduce _____ in 35 mm film
Color
En engineer named Edwin ___ invented a process that led to instant photography
Land
His camera later known as the _____ camera used a direct positive process to make instant pictures.
Polaroid
Who was Matthew Brady?
a pioneer in photographic documentation, known for his Civil War photography.
What is the purpose of contrast filters with multigrade RC photo paper?
used to control the contrast of black-and-white prints.
What is Photoflo, and why is it used in the darkroom?
a wetting agent used to prevent water spots and streaks on film during drying.
What is reciprocity in photography?
the relationship between aperture, shutter speed, and light intensity in exposure.
What is a 35mm slide transparency?
It is a positive film image mounted for projection or viewing.