1. The Advancement of the Camera,
and It’s Effects on Photojournalism.
By: Greg Smedberg
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2. Where It All Started: The Birth of the
Modern Photograph
• 1839: Louis Daguerre, after years of
experimentation, developed the first
convenient and effective method of
photography. Naming it: The Daguerreotype.
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phictechnology/collectionitem.aspx?id
=1990-5036/6955

3. Birth of the Modern Photograph
(Continued)
• The Daguerreotype affected photojournalism
by essentially making photojournalism
possible. Before this technology, there was no
practical way to properly take a photograph.
The Daguerreotype was so revolutionary that
by 1850, over 70 daguerreotype studios had
opened in New York City alone.

4. Flexible Roll Film
• In 1889, George Eastman invented the flexible
roll film which had a base that was flexible,
unbreakable, and could be rolled.
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celluloid/

5. Flexible Roll Film (Continued)
• Flexible Roll Film affected photojournalism by
letting the camera become hand held and
portable. It made the mass produced box
camera a reality. Creating this kind of
portability increased the efficiency of a
photojournalist.

6. 35mm Cameras
• In 1905, Oskar Barnack had an idea of
reducing the format of film negatives and then
enlarging the photographs prior to being
exposed.
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7. 35mm Cameras (Continued)
• 35 mm cameras affected photojournalism by
again increasing the convenience and
efficiency of a photographer by creating an
instrument that exposed samples that were
shrunken down from standard film to make
everything more portable.

8. Polaroid/Instant Photos
• In 1948 Edwin Herbert Land developed instant
photography. Land was an American inventor
and physicist who’s simple, one step process
created instant photography.
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edition

9. Polaroid/Instant Photos (Continued)
• The Polaroid camera and instant photography
affected photojournalism by connecting to not
only photographers but the general public.
Anyone and everyone could purchase an
instant photograph camera, thus expanding
the market of photojournalism.

10. Digital Cameras
• In 1984, Canon introduced the first digital
electronic still camera. It was not a true digital
camera as you could still only view the
pictures on analog scan lines, but it was the
start of the digital revolution.
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11. Digital Cameras (Continued)
• Since 1984, the world of photojournalism will
never be the same as digital photography
would expand to products we use today.
Digital photography is the most effective and
efficient way of taking a picture and
generating it to an audience quickly. It has
changed the way we view photos, converting
them into pixels.

12. THE END
• Sources:
• http://inventors.about.com/od/pstartinventio
ns/a/stilphotography.htm
• http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Canon_RC-701