Photography Technology has changed so much since 1840
until today. There have been some small changes but a lot of the changes in
technology were so large that they had changed the way photojournalists work
and take pictures. Here are some of the major changes and how they affected
photojournalism.
In 1871 Richard Leach Maddox, invented a gelatin dry
plate silver bromide process. With this process photographers did not have to
develop the negatives right away after they have been processed. Before 1871
the negatives had to be developed right after they were shot otherwise they
were ruined. With an invention of the process it was packaged in containers
like pictured above and each photographer could have his own set.
In 1913 first 35mm camera was introduced to
photographers. This camera allowed film to be put into the camera and pictures
to be taken directly onto the film. This changed photojournalism in many ways. The
cameras became smaller and lighter. They became portable and were more available
for general public to use.
In 1963 Polaroid introduced first color 35mm film. This
allowed for more detailed pictures to be taken by photojournalists. Color added
a lot more detail and life to the photos. Colored photos had more information transferred
to the viewer. Color photos introduced new ideas like advertisements and
billboards with color photos on them to appeal to the senses of targeted
consumers.
In 1984 there was one of largest changes in the history
of photojournalism. This change is still experienced today and influences our
lives in many forms. In 1984 Canon introduced the first digital camera to the
market. There was a lot of research put into the development of a digital
camera and finally in 1984 it was put on sale. As a result of this invention,
film photography started to decline and by today film photography is only limited
to very small amount of people who do it as a hobby. Digital photography allowed
photos to be viewed right after they were taken without developing them. Later on
with invention of internet and wireless transmitters digital photos could be
sent anywhere in the world within an hour.
In 1990 Kodak introduced a new way to store the digital
photos there were taken by their cameras. Kodak figured out a way to store photos
on a CD. This changed the way photojournalists stored their pictures and sent
them to their editors. Also this allowed for a safer way to keep important
photos from being destroyed or mutilated. Any time a photojournalists would
need photo printed, they could access the photo from a CD and print it or send
it anywhere in the world.
In 2000 Philippe Kahn, attached a small portable digital camera to his Motorola
phone and was able to program it to take pictures with it. This started a new
trend all around the world. Ever since then camera phones became very popular
among both young and old population. Today camera phones are very important
thing that allow people to stay in contact together by exchanging photos and
video chatting. When it is hard to take a large camera, photojournalists often
use their phones to capture photos and then publish them in newspapers and
magazines. Ever since 2000 camera phones became better and more sophisticated.
In 2008 Nikon developed a first camera that could take
videos and still shots. Nikon D80 was the first camera that allowed for a photojournalist
to take video interviews as well as photos with just a switch of a button. This
changed photojournalism careers in such a great way because now they did not
have to bring video cameras and still cameras. Instead they could carry a
camera like canon D80 or later models, or Canon 5D MKII or later models which
allowed them to shoot stills and record videos.
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