History of Photojournalism

1. TECHNOLOGY
TIMELINE
By: Fabio Rodrigues

2. Table of Content ■ 1859 – Panoramic Camera
■ 1900 –The Reise Camera
■ 1913 –The Candid Camera
■ 1978 –The Konica C35 AF
■ 1991 - The Kodak DCS 100
■ 2005 –The Canon EOS 5D
■ 2013 –The GoPro HERO
■ 2019 - The iPhone X

3. In 1859, John Sutton invented the panoramic camera.
This camera produced wet- plate negatives using a
curved wooden glass lens.The camera had rotating films
and lenses that allowed photographers to take wide
images.This allowed photojournalists at the time to be
able to take images like skylines and big groups of
people ,without having to cut anything out.They were
able to piece these photos together making it appear as
one large photograph. Even to this day people use
panoramic imaging to take an image that is too wide to
fit in one photo. As technology advances the process of
taking this photo has become much simpler. If you have
I-Phone you can take a panoramic photo within
seconds.
1859
THE
PANORAMI
C CAMERA

4. Photo By: Rodney Start
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5. Photo by: George Barnard
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6. In 1900 the Reise camera was introduced in
central Europe.The camera was designed with a
square frame along with bellows. It came in
different sizes, lenses, and bellow lengths.The
Reise camera was one of the first lightweight,
portable cameras that was mainly used for
landscaping images.The invention of this
camera allowed photojournalists to be able to
take photographs from where they were at a
much quicker rate.This kicked started the
evolution of hand-held cameras.
1900
The Reise
Camera

7. Photo By: Roberto Mascellani
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8. Photo by: Unknown
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9. In 1913, Oskar Barnack invented the 35mm still
camera that used a standerized film strip.
Through this invention a way for cameras to
expose a small area of film to create a negative
then be enlarged in a darkroom was created.
The 35 mm still camera allowed photojournlaists
to hand hold a camera that did not require extra
material. Barnack opened the door for more
cameras like this prototype to be mass
prodcued. It is the reason why we have small
compactable cameras.
1913
The
Candid
Camera

10. Photo by: DavidTomei
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11. Photo by: Leah Binkovitz
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12. The Konica C35 AF camera, allowed
photographers to auto focus their lenses in
order to take a sharper image.This was the first
camera that allowed this function. It allowed
Photojournalists to zone in on what they wanted
to shoot and be able to get a clear focused view
of it. However, it still took a while for the image
to be captured, "When you hit the shutter
button it is pulled backwards until the AF system
determines it is in right position and locks it &
opens the shutter."This led to a mass
production of autofocused cameras and the
improvement of them.
1978
The
Konica
C35 AF

13. Photo by: OlliThomson
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14. Photo by: Marc Cheeo
Image
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15. The Kodak DCS 100 was the 1st DCS. It kick
started the digital era in photography. "The kit
consisted of a Nikon F3 film camera with a
motor winder fitted to the base and a camera
back with a CCD image sensor.The winder was
connected by cable to a Digital Storage Unit."
The storage unit allowed photojournlaists to
view their images by connecting their cameras
through a cord and store up to 100 plus images.
Photojournalists would carry this equipment in a
hip bag, that allowed them to travel "light" with
the equipment.This was a move away from film
and into the digital cameras used today.
1991
The Kodak
DCS 100

16. Photo by: Maoby
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17. Photo by: Maoby
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dpreview.com/files/p/TS560x560~forums/5889365
6/5e098407e6f740baa873852706cf9a5f

18. The cannon EOS 5 D was a major shift from the
35mm film cameras that photojournalists were
still using. "The lower cost opened the door to a
much larger pool of customers, and the
dramatically decreased size and weight made it
very attractive to current owners of the 1Ds."
The only downfall was the view window showed
a small portion of the image taken. However,
Photojournalists loved the quality of the images,
how small the camera was and how it took 3
frames in less than a second.
2005
The Canon
EOS 5D

19. Photo by: RobinWong
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20. Photo by: PhilAskey
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dpreview.com/files/p/TS1200x900~sample_galleries/1644141102/7616895881.jpg

21. Created in 2013, the GoPro HERO revolutionized
the way images were captured in a whole new
way. A GoPro is a small camera the takes the
best qualities of point-and-shoots and
camcorders and packs them into a rugged frame
that's smaller, waterproof, and virtually
indestructible. It captures a scene at preset
intervals to create a time-lapse movie.With this
camera anyone including photojournalist, can
photograph or film right in the action where
ever they may be.This invention started a new
era of photojournalism!
2013
The GoPro
HERO

22. Photo by: Richard Easton
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23. Photo by: Robert Bye
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1.2.1&ixid=eyJhcHBfaWQiOjEyMDd9&auto=format&fit=crop&w=967&q=80

24. The iPhone X allows ordinary people to take high quality
images on their smart phone that looked like
professional work. Even if photojournalists aren't
prepared with all their equipment and want to capture a
crucial moment they can with the use of their iPhone.
The image can be edited right then and there and sent
out.A photojournalist named Austin Mann was given an
I-phone X while on a trip to capture images and this was
his response, "“This is probably the most amazing
display I’ve ever seen,” Mann wrote. “Colors Pop, blacks
are truly black, and contrast feels just right. I actually
found it more rewarding to shoot and share because of
how amazing the screen is.”The high image quality on
these phones also allow for people to be involved in
photojournalism and publication.
2019
The
iPhone X

25. Photo by: Nilay Patel
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cdn.com/uploads/chorus_asset/file/9599227/jbareham_171101_2099_A_0088_02.jpg

26. Photo by: Carey Rose
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27. THANKYOU

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