Hey! Where'd That Flash Come From?

      The importance of having a face remembered has withstood the sands of time nearly forever. Anyone can read something written by a name of someone long since passed but to be able to put a face with that name makes it all the more intimate. Through centuries it was thought the only way one's face could be remembered was through a portrait, but whose to say the artist didn't alter the image any for the better or fault of their client. With one simple flash of a camera all that is, will be seen and  the onlookers eyes are to be the judge.

• 1837 Louis Daquerre using his own photography method the "daquerreotype" was able to develop the 1st fixed photograph that didn't fade and only needed 30 minutes of light exposure
• 1840 the first American patent on photography by Alexander Walcott for his camera
• 1843 The first advertisement with a photograph was made
• 1851 Fredrick Scott Archer developed the Collodion Method- now pictures only needed a few seconds of light exposure
• 1865 Photos and their negatives were added to copyrights under patent
• 1884 George Eastman invented the first paper based film
• 1888 Kodak roll film camera is patented
• 1963 Polariod develops instant color film
• 1978 first point-and-shoot camera with autofocus
• 1980 Sony releases the first digital camcorder
• 1984 Canon develops the first digital electronic still camera
• 1990 Kodak announces a photo CD (memory card) can be used to store digital images

 

      Once again what is a name without a face to put it to? Photography has come a long way from old-fashioned portaits. The ability to capture an image forever can be seen as a blessing or a curse. Embarrassing school photos through the first kiss captured of a newly wed couple, they are all moments to be cherished. The next time one is looking at a photograph they should think of all time and sweat put into developing what the camera is today. 100 years from now people may not know what you did or how your life had an impact on history, but the one thing that's for certain is your pictures will still be around.