ANSWERS

Ms. Williams
Basic Photography 2016

Illuminating photography: From Camera Obscura to Camera Phone

Directions: Watch the video by Eva Timothy ( TEDxTALK) and answer
the questions below. Be prepared to discuss some of your thoughts
and answers with the class and Ms. Williams. Write you name with
your answers on the paper. This will be collected.
1. Who came up with the idea of camera obscura?
Alhazen

2. Who discovered that exposing certain silver compounds to light altered their
appearance?
Johann Heinrich Schultz

3. What did the government make available to the public that made it "a snap"
to have your picture taken?
Daguerrotype

4. Why don't people smile in early photographs?

People didn't understand what was happening, so
photographs were capturing their confusion
5. Who is largely responsible for making photography a universal pastime?
George Eastman

6. It's estimated that 330 billion photographs are taken each year. If there are
6.9 billion people in the world, how many photos on average is that per
person? How many photos do you estimate you take each year?

7. Describe your favorite photograph, and explain why it's so memorable to

you?

8. With so many ways of capturing images today, do you think photography will
become a lost art? Explain why you think it's still relevant.