Photo History Worksheet
Name_____________________

1. Explain what the camera obscura was used for, why is it considered    to  be the forefather of cameras?

 

2. How long was Joseph Niepces' exposure for the first photograph?
   How is that different than today's cameras? What was the
   photograph a picture of?

 

3. Explain Heliograph?

 

4. Who invented the Daguerreotype? What were some of it's unique qualities, compared to today's photos?

 

5. Explain the technical process of the Daguerreotype, in your own words?