Some may argue that photography is the single most important thing ever invented. It shows our past, it is proof that we exist, so that way when we pass on there will be something to remember us by. Photography is a way to look back on our life and to see what we have made of it. “Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding it still.” -Dorothea Lange. PHOTOGRAPHY WAS FIRST USED AS A TOOL TO AID WITH ART, AND OVER THE YEARS NEW INVENTIONS HAVE MADE PHOTOGRAPHY INTO ITS VERY OWN ART FORM.
The beginning of photography dates back as far as before 330 BC, and at that time, I’m sure that they would have never dreamed of what would become of it today. Aristotle and a few other philosophers were trying to prove why an image would …show more content…
Henry Fox Tolbot, Hamilton Smith, and Frederick Scoff Archer all made huge contributions to development of the modern day camera. Yet, it was not until 1879 when the dry plate was invented, when photography made another huge leap. Because the plate was made out of glass and absorbed the light so quickly, photographers no longer needed a portable darkroom, and could send the plates to a professional to be processed. This now means that smaller handheld cameras could be used instead of using huge wooden boxes on …show more content…
Sigma is a very popular lens company that creates lenses that fit onto any camera as long as you buy the right adaptor piece. Sigma is known for creating large millimeter lenses. Although, some of their camera lens that looks less like a camera lens, and more like military grade artillery. Meanwhile, Canon has created the world’s largest lens. The lens that is so big that a single human can not lift it; it actually needs a small crane. A few years ago anyone who was interested in it, could buy it for only $45,000! “This is the only ultra-telephoto lens in the world capable of taking photographs of objects 18 to 32 miles away (30km to 52kms away). Having a focal length of 5200mm, Canon Mirror Lens 5200mm can obtain one hundred times as large an object image as that of a 50mm lens” (Michael Zhang). Even though this lens does not have any major purpose and is too large to easily use, the fact that we can actually create something like this is
The beginning of photography dates back as far as before 330 BC, and at that time, I’m sure that they would have never dreamed of what would become of it today. Aristotle and a few other philosophers were trying to prove why an image would …show more content…
Henry Fox Tolbot, Hamilton Smith, and Frederick Scoff Archer all made huge contributions to development of the modern day camera. Yet, it was not until 1879 when the dry plate was invented, when photography made another huge leap. Because the plate was made out of glass and absorbed the light so quickly, photographers no longer needed a portable darkroom, and could send the plates to a professional to be processed. This now means that smaller handheld cameras could be used instead of using huge wooden boxes on …show more content…
Sigma is a very popular lens company that creates lenses that fit onto any camera as long as you buy the right adaptor piece. Sigma is known for creating large millimeter lenses. Although, some of their camera lens that looks less like a camera lens, and more like military grade artillery. Meanwhile, Canon has created the world’s largest lens. The lens that is so big that a single human can not lift it; it actually needs a small crane. A few years ago anyone who was interested in it, could buy it for only $45,000! “This is the only ultra-telephoto lens in the world capable of taking photographs of objects 18 to 32 miles away (30km to 52kms away). Having a focal length of 5200mm, Canon Mirror Lens 5200mm can obtain one hundred times as large an object image as that of a 50mm lens” (Michael Zhang). Even though this lens does not have any major purpose and is too large to easily use, the fact that we can actually create something like this is