Photography Research 

1) What is the etymology (origin & history) of the word photography? 

Writing with light 

2)What year was the first photograph taken with a camera? 

1826 

3)When did the first photograph of a human appear? 

1874 (Julia Margaret Cameron) 

4)Who made the first ‘selfie’? 

Robert Cornelius (1839) 

5) When did the first color photograph appear? 

1935 (Kodachrome) 

6)What do we mean by the word genre? 

A style or category of art 

7) What do we mean by the genre of still-life? 

An image that shows inanimate objects from the natural or man-made world 

8): What was the main purpose of the Pictorialism movement? 

To affirm photography as an art form 

9): How do we describe the term documentary photography? 

Capture images that truthfully portray people, places and events 

10) What is exposure in photography? 

The amount of light that reaches your camera’s sensor 

11) What controls exposure on your camera? 

Aperture, shutter speed, ISO. 

12) What control on our camera records moving objects? 

Shutter 

13) How do we explain depth of field? 

How much of your image is in focus 

14) What factors affect Depth of Field? 

Lens focal length shutter speed and lens aperture. 

15): What is composition in photography? 

The arrangement of visual elements within the frame. 

16)What is your understanding of aesthetics in art? 

Aesthetic qualities refer to the way and artwork looks and feels 

17) What are contextual studies in photography? 

To provide historical, cultural and theoretical understanding of images. 

18) How many images are captured on average every day worldwide? 

4.7 billion 

19): Which portrait is the most reproduced in the world? 

The Queen (Elizabeth II)