Important Dates

italian scholars used the camera as a drawing apparatus. Instead of using darkroom, they used box with leans and placed a mirros

camera obscura was built in with convex lens

thomas wedgwood and humphey davy produced photograms

birth year of modern photography. the year when the science photography became a public knowledge

french police used daguerreotype for personal identification of known criminals

1st mugshot, earliest evidence of photographic documentation of prison inmates in belgium and in 1851 in denmark

the year when photography was already well-developed

earliest applied forensic science was in photography. it was used to demonstrate evidence in a california case. enlarged photographs of a signature were presented in a court case involving forgery

1st recorded use of accident photography which was admitted as evidence regarding an injured horse and buggywill west

full corrected lens were introduced

the first mass-marketed camera (The brownie)

will west case of leavenworth highlight the value of fingerprints. it proves it worth in personal identification and showing the fallibility of the three systems; the name, bertillon system, and photographs

a plate was placed on the market that could reproduce all colors in equivalent shades of gray

in denver, colorado, all intoxicated persons were photographed at the police station

the state Massachusetts approved the use of photographic speed recorders to detect speeding motorists.

the first 35mm still camera was developed

photoflash bulbs were used and readily accepted by the public

eastman kodak company markets kodachrome film and in 1941 they introduce kodacolor negative film. later 1954, they introduce high speed

underwater camera for US Navy was developed

LASER was invented making possible holograms tridimensional pictures

Polaroid company introduced their Polacolor film makin it possible to take finished color pictures in less than a minute

the introduction of the fully automatic electronic flash

the beginning of the use of video tapes as legal evidence

photograph of the earth from the moon was done (Also known as the Earthrise, Taken by appollo 8

colored photography has matured as an artistic medium

Polaroid introduces one-step instant photography with the SX-70 Camera

George eastman and edwin land were introduced into the National Inventor Hall of Fame

Konica introduces first point and shoot autofocus camera

Sony demonstrates first digital electronic still camera

Pixar introduces digital imaging processor

Eastman Kodak Company announces Photo CD as a digital image storage medium

Arrival of true digital cameras