Photography

High school (ages 12+)
Art & Creativity

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/photography

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the first permanent photograph date?Circa 1826-1827
2. What is the key early processes?Heliography, Daguerreotype, Calotype
3. How did the first photographs get made?The first permanent photograph was made by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. He used a special bitumen on a pewter plate and had to expose it for several hours.
4. Why were early photographs hard to make?Early photographs were hard because they needed very long exposure times and dangerous chemicals. They were also very expensive, so only a few people could use them.

Camera Obscura: A darkened room or box with a small hole that projects an inverted image of the outside scene.
Silver Halides: Light-sensitive chemical compounds used in traditional photographic film and paper.
Computational Photography: Using digital computation and algorithms to enhance or create photographic images beyond traditional methods.
Negative-Positive Process: A photographic method where an intermediate negative image is used to create multiple positive prints.