“You cannot depend on your eyes if your imagination is out of focus.”
— Mark Twain (writer)
September 2011
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August 2011
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“I take photographs to see what something looks like as a photograph.”
—Garry Winogrand
“A light meter is a device used to measure the amount of light. In photography, a light meter is often used to determine the proper exposure for a photograph. Typically a light meter will include a computer, either digital or analog, which allows the photographer to determine which shutter speed and f-number should be selected for an optimum exposure, given a certain lighting situation and film speed.”
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“If your pictures aren’t good enough, you’re not close enough.”
—Robert Capa [great war photographer]
“1826: Niépce creates a permanent image”
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“1816: Nicéphore Niépce combines the camera obscura with photosensitive paper”
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“1800: Thomas Wedgwood makes “sun pictures” by placing opaque objects on leather treated with silver nitrate; resulting images deteriorated rapidly, however, if displayed under light stronger than from candles.”
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“1727: Professor J. Schulze mixes chalk, nitric acid, and silver in a flask; notices darkening on side of flask exposed to sunlight. Accidental creation of the first photo-sensitive compound.”
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“17th century: Camera obscuras in frequent use by artists and made portable in the form of sedan chairs”
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“16th century: Brightness and clarity of camera obscuras improved by enlarging the hole inserting a telescope lens”
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“ancient times: Camera obscuras used to form images on walls in darkened rooms; image formation via a pinhole”
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