Category: history

How our attachment to past makes us overlook new trends and talent in photography

Lars Mensel

There’s a very succinct analogy by Marshall McLuhan, summing up our society’s focus on the past: “We look at the present through a rear-view mirror. We march backwards into the future.” McLuhan was referring to technology, but his observation works just as well in the context of modern-day photography: Even as technology reshapes it, we […]

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Taking selfies before it was cool: these may be the first selfies ever made

Dunja Djudjic

Selfies are a 21st-century thing, right? Well, they certainly got popular in the 2000s, but the first selfies were taken way back. Before it was cool. Photographer Joseph Byron may be responsible for the first selfies ever taken, both individual and group. I think they could easily get tons of likes on Instagram today. Joseph […]

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Nikon begins 100th Anniversary celebrations with new website and video

John Aldred

Although Nikon’s official 100th birthday isn’t until July 25th, they’re starting the celebration early. And why not? 100 years is nothing to sniff at, so why limit it to just one day? Nikon Corporation, founded in 1917 as Nippon Kōgaku Kōgyō Kabushikigaisha (Japan Optical Industries Corporation) was founded when three leading optical manufacturers merged to form […]

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The fundamentals of photography as told by the US Navy in 1948

John Aldred

The principles of photography really haven’t changed all that much since its early beginnings. The technology has come a long way, the recording mediums have evolved, but the fundamental principles are still the same. You still need a light tight box (your camera body), something to project light from your scene to the inside of […]

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Photographers create fantasy image in ancient fairy woods

Clinton lofthouse

Recently me and Joseph Parry got to collaborate with lighting equipment company Pixapro, on a promotional shoot to showcase how their equipment can be used on location, and in various environments. The Maiden is the first of these shoots. Shoots can be born in many ways, The Maiden was birthed from an idea I had a […]

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I Built This Miniature Photography Studio From The 1900s In Honor Of Old Photographers

Ali Alamedy

I spent 9 months working on the studio using hundreds meters of wood and lots of other materials like plastic, copper, paper etc.  I built more than 100 miniature objects all designed and built according to that era. All the objects were made from scratch.  There were lots of challenges especially when I was doing […]

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The History of Photography in 5 Minutes

Eric Reagan

Check out this short but great video that covers the history of photography in five minutes. However, I wish the video wouldn’t have glossed over some of the more recent brands and trends, which have some interesting history in their own right. [via ISO1200] Copyright/DMCA Notice: The RSS entry was originally published on Photography Bay. RSSID#794326

The history of photography, explained in 5 minutes

Gannon Burgett

Photography might be a young art for all intents and purposes, but that doesn’t mean its history is anything less than complicated. Thankfully, if you don’t care to take a semster-long course on how photography came to be, COOPH has created a helpful video that breaks down the history of photography in just five minutes. […]

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The History and Science of Lenses; Or Why Lenses Aren’t Named Anymore

Liron Samuels

Despite being as important as the camera body, lenses seem to get less attention. Sure some extremely large or expensive lenses are mentioned every once in a while, but looking back how much do you really know about lenses? Not that much I assume, but you probably know who invented the first camera and at […]

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