Grade 11 Photography: Unit 1
History of Photography through National Geographic
Name: ___________
Date: ____________
http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/image-collection/#/history_of_photography/
1) When was the first permanent image made? ______________
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2) The first official war to be photographed was the __________________________________.
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3) In 1847 the first photo of ___________________ was created by __________________________.
4) The first photographic paper was made from _____________________________________ and allows
exposures to be made in _________________.
5) Collodion, an ideal substance for adhering light-sensitive material to glass was first use in the Crimean War
to _____________________________.
6) ___________________________________ were used in 1858 to create aerial photographs.
7) In 1861 the first __________________________ photo was created by James Maxwell and was an image of
______________________________________________.
8) Photos of a galloping horse by Muybridge are linked to the earliest beginnings of ______________________.
9) The first issue of National Geographic was published in _________________ and in the same year the first
________________________________ camera was also released.
10) In 1906 the first ___________________ photos in National Geographic were published and were taken at
night using ____________________________________________________________.
11) The first underwater colour photos were taken in _____________ using an ___________________ camera
and a raft full of ______________________________________________________________________.
12) The electronic flash invented in _______________ by _________________________________________.
13) In 1936, __________________ releases ____________________________ in 35mm for still photography.
14) Photocopying was invented in ____________ and was first called ____________________________ which
basically means “dry writing”. The company ___________________________ was created out of this.
15) Why did Edwin Land invent the Polaroid camera? _______________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________________________
16) What is the “Blue Marble” shot? _____________________________________________________________
17) The first digital camera was invented in _________________________.
18) The year _________________ marked the introduction of the cell phone camera by __________________
with a resolution of __________________________ megapixels.
19) Kodak ended production of ____________________________ cameras in _______________.
20) Kodak ended production of _____________________________ film in _____________.