Photograph In Time

The first pictures ever recorded were done on a camera obscura. This was a small box completely shut out from light except for one pinhole. The back end of the box was fixed with a plate that had bitmen coating. This chemical coating would change color with the introduction of light. This camera had an exposure time of almost 8 hours. As we look forward in time we begin to see cameras with exposure times of only a few minutes and much clearer photos. This came with the revolution of the technology for the camera. New chemicals and wisely crafted camera bodies helped speed the process. Even in todays age we continue to see a progression of the technology involved in photography. In todays era you can take a photo with an exposure time of a trillionth of a second. The colors in the photo are incredibly vivid and you can store thousands on a small card placed into the digital camera. It is truly an incredible feat to see how far we have come in photography.