Thursday, February 1, 2018

The History Of Photography For Starting Panoramic Photographers

By Richard Howard


The beginnings of photographs is pretty interesting. Since the beginning of time, man has been fascinated with the idea of image capture. The thought of getting a mirror in surfaces like mirrors as seen as a luxury for most nobles as having mirrors was rare and the process of making them was a laborious process done at time.

The 19th century showed the idea of having cameras to take photos and place them in certain frames or stills. Being invented during the early 19th century, cameras became a popular thing amongst citizens and panoramic photographers alike. The popularity would eventually be enough for it to spread towards the entire world, leading it to be developed further.

An early type was developed during the advent of 1890s. The prototypes that were built back then used a type of glass to develop the pictures so it would not fade way when its hit by light. Since films were introduced much later in time, glass plates were what began it all. When films were developed, it was not favored due to how fragile it was compared to glass plates in that time.

The film was introduced eventually but did not catch on do to how expensive these items were. Most like how superior the stability of glass is. These plates were also used for lots of other application in the field of different sciences such as space or astro photography that has had seen continued use up into the early 20th century. There are several other uses as well.

Finally the film became the dominant mode of photography during its inception until the 21st century. Although in modern times, the art is dominated by digital phones and cameras, film is still used by lovers of old school ways and professionals as well. The look that is given by film is quite appealing compared to digital counterparts. The atmosphere and sensitivity that is given gives it an value that people are nostalgic for.

The first colors that photos had were not colors at all but monochrome. More commonly known as black and white to most people, black and white had persisted well into the 70s due to how much a colored camera could cost in those days. Now color is that norm but same with film, many love black and white for how classical and nostalgic it looks.

The 1840s saw the effort of placing the colors into the glass plates as they would fade in the light and not last for a very long time. Back then, photos would take a really long time to print out and by the time it was, the colors would fade because of light that fills the room. A colored photograph was taken in 1861 and that became known as the first permanent colored photograph that was taken in history.

The digital camera was interesting invention that was released to masses in 1980s. The digital method could now replace film was it did not require that but only battery and a cartridges to keep pictures. Since it did not take extra and did not expire, this as seen as far more efficient and superior to film as a whole.

Thanks to all these advancements in its field, many things were achieved. After still photos were made, the invention of video or moving pictures became very popular. Many legends came from Cameras and what they were. One was that if a picture of you was taken, your soul would be taken and trapped into photographs and be sealed there.




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