Download This Sample
This sample is exclusively for KidsKonnect members!
To download this worksheet, click the button below to signup for free (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start the download!
Sign Me Up
Table of Contents
Photography is a way of making a picture using a camera. A person who makes pictures using a camera is called a photographer. A picture made using a camera is called a photograph or photo.
See the fact file below for more information on the photography or alternatively, you can download our 20-page Photography worksheet pack to utilise within the classroom or home environment.
Key Facts & Information
EARLY HISTORY
- Before the term photography came into existence, the Chinese and Greek philosophers during the 5th century described the basic principles of optics which led to the idea of a basic pinhole camera.
- Later, Aristotle discussed pinhole image formation in his work in the 4th century.
- In 1021 BCE, Iraqi scientist Alhazen described in his book of optics the function, and later on the invention, of the camera obscura. It was later on confirmed by Italian scientist Giambattista della Porta. He demonstrated and described in detail the use of a camera obscura with a lens.
- By 1685, Johann Zahn envisioned a box form of a portable camera which would later on come to reality 150 years later.
- In 1816, Joseph Nicephore Niepce photographed images in a small camera, but the photographs were negatives.
- He then invented the Heliograph, which he used to make the earliest permanent photograph from nature, View from the Window at Le Gra.
- In 1837, Niepce and Louis Daguerre invented the first practical photographic process.
- On the same year, Gaspard Felix Tournachon took the first aerial photograph Place De L’Etoile, Paris – shot 520 meters above a tethered balloon.
- Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell then produced the first color photograph in 1861.
- From 1839-1860, Louis Jacques Mandé Daguerre’s daguerreotype was introduced and became the first commercially successful photographic process.
- At the same time, William Henry Fox Talbot used in his photographic process paper coated with silver iodide which was later called Calotype or Talbotype.
- From the mid-1850s through the early 20th century Stereoscopy became popular. It was a technique for creating or enhancing the illusion of depth in an image by means of stereopsis for binocular vision.
- In 1851, Frederick Scott Archer introduced wet collodion process. The process requires the photographic material to be coated, sensitized, exposed and developed within fifteen minutes in a darkroom.
- Between 1871 and 1878, dry plate process was introduced and commercialized. Richard Leach Maddox led the beginning of the modern era of photography.
- Photography of movement was also introduced by Eadweard Muybridge. He used a series of 12 to 24 cameras arranged side by side opposite a reflecting screen to produce sets of sequential photographs of successive phases.
- In 1907, Auguste and Louis Lumière introduced the Autochrome process and produced the first practical color photography process.
- It was in 1935 when the modern era of color photography was publicly used through Kodachrome film – Kodak (United States) and Agfacolor – Agfa (Germany).
- Since the 1960s, ultraviolet and infrared films have become photographic avenues. Digital photography then opened the potential in full spectrum photography, where careful filtering choices across the ultraviolet, visible, and infrared led to new artistic visions.
- Light field photography (synthetic aperture photography) process allows focusing at various depths of field to be selected after the photograph has been captured.
COMMON GENRES OF PHOTOGRAPHY
- Portrait photography – It aims to capture the personality and mood of an individual or group which may be candid or posed, full body, or close-ups.
- Photojournalism – It is a way of telling the story of a newsworthy event through photographs. It should be as objective and truthful as possible and capturing candid moments as they happen is more important than getting picture-perfect shots.
- Fashion photography – It showcases fashion clothing, shoes, and accessories to make them more desirable to consumers. The photographs are commonly published in magazines and online.
- Sports photography – To portray the passion, drama, and emotion of people involved in sporting events sports photographers aim and shoot quickly to keep up with the action around them.
- Still Life photography – features inanimate objects—natural or manmade. It can be artistic or commercial so object selection, arrangement, and lighting are key to getting a great shot.
- Wildlife photography – It is concerned with documenting various forms of wildlife in their natural habitat.
- Long exposure photography – It involves making use of the camera’s technical abilities to hold the shutter open for longer periods of time to capture surreal images.
- Architecture photography – Generally includes shooting building exteriors and interiors, as well as bridges, other structures, and cityscapes.
- Landscape photography – It is the art of capturing images that embody the essence of nature and the outdoors.
Photography Worksheets
This is a fantastic bundle which includes everything you need to know about the photography across 20 in-depth pages. These are ready-to-use Photography worksheets that are perfect for teaching students about the photography which is a way of making a picture using a camera. A person who makes pictures using a camera is called a photographer. A picture made using a camera is called a photograph or photo.
Complete List Of Included Worksheets
- Photography Facts
- Road to Pro
- The Picture Speaks
- The Rule of Thirds
- Leading Lines
- Patterns and Repetition
- Center Dominant Eye
- Fill the Frame
- Symmetry
- Frame Within the Frame
- Photo Recreation Challenge
- In the Name of Photography
Link/cite this page
If you reference any of the content on this page on your own website, please use the code below to cite this page as the original source.
Link will appear as Photography Facts & Worksheets: https://kidskonnect.com - KidsKonnect, April 29, 2021
Use With Any Curriculum
These worksheets have been specifically designed for use with any international curriculum. You can use these worksheets as-is, or edit them using Google Slides to make them more specific to your own student ability levels and curriculum standards.