George Eastman's Role In Photography

Ever wonder why taking pictures is so straightforward? All it is, is pressing a single button and that’s it, a memory has been captured.. George Eastman was born on July 12, 1854 in New York (A&E). Growing up George enjoyed taking pictures and took his passions and made it a work ethic. He was a American entrepreneur who created the Kodak company and the first portable camera. George Eastman revolutionized the way society takes pictures by creating simple cameras for everyone to use and creating the well loved camera company Kodak.

George Eastman has taken his struggle in photography and created a name brand for his work. His most popular invention was creating the Kodak Camera. “George Eastman took a passion for photography and turned it

George helped trigger new ideas to the film and photography industry. “Eastman’s new film not only helped the field of photography, but the motion picture industry was helped as well” (Goldman). At the time the photography industry had so many components when it came to taking photos or videos. Eastman wanted to eliminate as much equipment needed and then created rolls of film for multiple shots at one time. The kodak company had goals to make as a company which was to make products for all consumers to be able to use and the company made sure to achieve that. “The key to this was his company’s new camera, the Kodak. Affordable and easy to use, the Kodak was the world’s first portable camera” (Hill). During the time portable camera were not accessible and when the kodak camera was released to the public photographers wanted their hands on it. Eastman made sure that all consumers could get their hands on the product. With all that George has already done for photography itself he also spreaded more ideas towards the

George Eastman has contributed not only to the photography industry but also to the U.S war. “George Eastman eagerly supported the U.S war efforts during World War I” (Hill). Eastmann took his ideas in photography and created the first unbreakable glass lens used in gas masks. His company also designed a special camera made for taking pictures from a plane. Soon George’s legacy came to a end but all of his work will never go unnoticed. “Overall, it is believed that he enjoyed his life, and he gave countless millions the opportunity to enjoy theirs with lasting memories captured on film” (A&E). George has made memories last forever with his film and easy to use camera. If it wasn't for him we wouldn't be able to look back at memories we captured nor would some people be able to say that their hobby is photography.

George Eastman’s remarkable inventions has changed the photography industry and he brought back it back to the mainstream by producing easy to use film for professional and amateur photographers. All the contributions that George has brought has helped made what photography is today. He created a well known company that changed all industries all around the world. Most importantly George Eastman produced the beginning of making memories simply by pressing a button. Until this day, making memories last forever is right at our fingertips because of George