Hurter and Driffield began pioneering work on the light sensitivity of photographic emulsions in 1876. Their work enabled the first quantitative measure of film speed to be devised. The first flexible photographic roll film was marketed by George Eastman in 1885, but this original “film” was actually a coating on a paper base. As part…
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Around the year 1800, British inventor Thomas Wedgwood made the first known attempt to capture the image in a camera obscura by means of a light-sensitive substance.
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Photography is the result of combining several technical discoveries.
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The word “photography” was created from the Greek roots φωτός (phōtos)
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It’s actually a lot of hard work and patience. And no formula included.
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