Historic Impact Statement Of Photography

Historic Impact Statement

Photography has been around since about the 5th-century B.C.E. There have been several modifications that have changed and developed. Something that has changed over time is the quality of pictures. Joseph Nicéphore Niépce took the first picture in 1826. The image depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France. Now, pictures are taken in the ordinary since taking a picture is as easy as clicking a button. The first cameras were not used to take pictures, but to study optics. Until the 16th century, the camera obscura was mainly used to study optics and astronomy, especially to safely watch solar eclipses without damaging the eyes. Camera obscura or pinhole image was used to project a reversed image through a small opening onto a surface. This principle was known and used in prehistoric times. The earliest known written record of the camera obscura was found in Chinese writings called “Mozi”, which dated

The overall quality of pictures has really improved over time. Now days, pictures are very high quality. Photography's nearly 200-year history has been exciting. There are many great moments in photography's history. Upon its invention, in the early 19th century, portraits were no longer limited to the wealthy; people with average economic means could commission portraits from professional photographers for relatively affordable prices. Almost anyone could possess a photograph. Suddenly, average citizens could easily take photographs and have them developed and printed within days and later hours, at increasingly affordable prices. In the final years of the 20th century, the first cell phones capable of producing and distributing photographs in seconds, for almost no cost, became available. Almost anyone could mass distribute