Happy National Camera Day! Say cheese! On June 29 each year, everything comes into focus when we recognize today. It commemorates, of course, the camera, photographs, and their invention.
A camera is an irreplaceable tool used to record and replicate memories, events, and people/places.
Before the invention of the camera, the only resource to document a vision was a painting.
Capturing an image of a person or place in a drawing took time and skill. Very few people can perfectly draw the likeness of someone, let alone capture the essence of an event.
The power of a camera provided many with a simple, inexpensive, and fast solution.
While early camera obscura devices took up entire rooms, by the 17th-century developments lead to portable devices.
Further advancements, like the invention of the magic lantern, further pushed what was possible with projection, but didn’t solve the issue of capturing still images.
German author Johann Zahn, an expert on light, wrote extensively about the camera obscura, magic lantern, telescopes, and lenses.
In 1685, he proposed a design for the first handheld reflex camera. Ahead of his time, it would take another one hundred and fifty years before his invention became a reality.
In 1826 or 1827, the first photograph, or more specifically, the earliest known surviving photograph made in a camera, was taken by French inventor Joseph Nicéphore Niépce.
The image below depicts the view from an upstairs window at Niépce's estate, Le Gras, in the Burgundy region of France.
American entrepreneur George Eastman, also known as “The Father of Photography”, brought the camera to the masses.
In 1880, he perfected a process of making dry plates for photography and organized the Eastman Dry Plate and Film Company for their manufacture.
The first Kodak (a name he coined) camera was placed on the market in 1888.
While he did not invent the camera, he did develop many additions improving the use, ease, and production of the camera. His developments made the camera widely available to homes around the world.
While the first cameras were large and bulky, each later design evolved until some cameras were as small as a pen.
Today’s digital cameras have many features and variations, making them appealing to people of any and all ages for personal and professional use.
The portable and easy to use features not only allow us to take photos quickly, but we can also edit them on the fly. Smartphones with built-in cameras include features that allow us to share photos instantly as well.
Taking photos has become so easy, that according to Business Insider, that in 2017 over 1.2 trillion digital photos were taken! From a large boxy camera to one that fits in our pocket, cameras have come a long way.
HOW TO OBSERVE
Whether photography is a hobby or your profession, celebrate the day by taking photos.
Snap a picture of something or someone you enjoy and cherish the memory. But taking pictures isn’t the only way to celebrate.
• Take a photography class.
• Teach someone how to take outstanding photos.• Expand your photography skills by learning more about your camera.
• Try a different style of photography or camera.
Post photos on social media using #NationalCameraDay.
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HISTORY
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