The camera

Synopsis

From the daguerreotype of the early 1800s to twentieth-century cell phones that snap pictures, photography has been used to record everything from family parties to historical milestones. This book examines the development of cameras and explores how various models have allowed photographers to maintain a visual record of the passage of time. Readers discover the often ingenious methods that humans have created to take pictures as well as learn about the innovators who have striven to perfect and to improve the photographic method. Readers also get a glimpse of the incredible technological possibilities that are likely to define cameras and the future of photography.