Photography History
Instructions: Journey through the fascinating history of photography, from daguerreotypes to digital cameras!
- 1.
Who is credited with creating the first permanent photograph in 1826 or 1827?
ALouis DaguerreBGeorge EastmanCJoseph Nicéphore NiépceDWilliam Henry Fox Talbot - 2.
What was the daguerreotype, introduced in 1839?
AAn early photographic process using silver-coated copper platesBA type of cameraCA style of portrait photographyDA photo developing chemical - 3.
Which company founder popularized photography with the slogan 'You press the button, we do the rest'?
AGeorge EastmanBThomas EdisonCEdwin LandDAlexander Graham Bell - 4.
Ansel Adams is best known for his stunning black-and-white photographs of what subject?
AWar zonesBCity streetsCThe American West and national parksDFashion models - 5.
What does the term 'photography' literally mean, from its Greek roots?
ACaptured imageBDrawing with lightCTrue visionDFrozen time - 6.
Which photographer documented the horrors of the American Civil War?
AEdward SteichenBMathew BradyCAnsel AdamsDAlfred Stieglitz - 7.
Edwin Land's company Polaroid introduced what revolutionary product in 1948?
AColor filmBThe instant cameraCThe 35mm film cameraDThe digital camera - 8.
Dorothea Lange's iconic 1936 photograph 'Migrant Mother' documented what era?
AThe Roaring TwentiesBThe Great DepressionCWorld War IIDWorld War I - 9.
What innovation by Oskar Barnack led to the creation of the Leica camera in the 1920s?
AUsing 35mm movie film for still photographyBInventing the flash bulbCCreating the first zoom lensDDeveloping auto-focus technology - 10.
Which photographer is known for his 'decisive moment' philosophy of capturing spontaneous events?
ARichard AvedonBIrving PennCHenri Cartier-BressonDRobert Capa - 11.
When was the first commercially available digital camera sold to consumers?
A1985B1995C1990D1975 - 12.
What type of photography did Edward Weston and Imogen Cunningham pioneer with their sharp, detailed images?
AStraight photographyBPictorialismCSurrealist photographyDAbstract photography - 13.
The famous 'Earthrise' photograph, showing Earth from the Moon, was taken during which mission?
AApollo 11BApollo 13CApollo 8DGemini 7 - 14.
What does SLR stand for in camera terminology?
AStabilized Light ReceiverBSingle Lens ReflexCStandard Lens ReflexDSynchronized Lens Rotation - 15.
Which photographer was known for powerful portraits of working-class Americans, including 'American Gothic' parodies?
AGordon ParksBWalker EvansCWeegeeDRobert Frank