love cameras and taking photos even though I stink at taking photos a lot of times. Which is why I’m excited to let you know June 29th is National Camera Day #NationalCameraDay. I wish we had a 4 bedroom home because then I would have a Music/ Entertianment Room I would collect old cameras which I think is so cool.
Even though I don’t have a lot of space I was thinking of purchasing one or two cameras I could put up in my office on some floating shelves. Would you like to go with me to look for cameras and music items for the shelves I want David to put up as soon as possible. Before you ask yes, pictures and art work would be nice as well.
The origin of National Camera Day is unknown, but i National Camera Day is used as a reminder for us to remember the existence of the camera and its many benefits. After all, how many other mediums can capture people and places so beautifully? How many other mediums can evoke smiles of memories past, or reminders of events that have shaped our lives?
The camera, in all of its many forms, is to be celebrated. The camera is a humble device which has become a major part of our lives, and so, on National Camera Day, snap some photos during your lunch hour, on your commute to work, or whenever a moment of inspiration strikes and share the photos with your friends and family.
Of course, the way you take pictures probably won’t be the way that people did it before the advent of digital photography and smart devices. Readers of a younger generation will be reaching for their smartphones to take photos of the world around them. And even if you are somebody who was well-versed in the wonderful world of 35mm film and zoom lenses, you might still find yourself reaching for your mobile device instead of that vintage camera from yesteryear.
No matter what type of device you use to take photos, do something on National Camera Day because we all need to express ourselves creatively, so let your juices flow when you’re out and about or pottering around in your home, and take some magical pics. If you will excuse me I’m going to look for my camera so I can take phots as soon as possible.
Cameras and photography have developed substantially over the years, from its early roots with the French inventor Joseph Niépce right up to modern day digital photography. Joseph Niépce was a French inventor and is most noted as one of the inventors of photography and as a pioneer in the field. Joseph Niépce developed the heliograph; a technique used to produce the world’s first known photograph in 1825, the view from the window at Le Gras the families estate.
In 1839, Louis Jacques Daguerre took the first fixed image that didn’t fade. Louis Jacques Daguerre is recognized for his invention of the daguerreotype process of photography. Louis Jacques Daguerre became known as one of the fathers of photography. Louis Jacques Daguerre method required 30 minutes of exposure.
Louis Jacques Daguerre named the process the Daguerreotype. Tintypes were developed in 1856 by Hamilton Smith and decades later, George Eastman invented flexible and unbreakable film that could be rolled. This was the birth of the first Kodak Camera that was offered for sale in 1888.
In 1925 the Leica I went on sale, and its immediate popularity spawned a number of competitors. Kodak was one such competitor, and Kodak released the Retina I in 1934. Though 35 mm cameras were still out of reach for most people things would soon change with the introduction of the inexpensive Argus A in 1936.
The Japanese camera industry began with the birth of Canon in 1936 with its 35 mm rangefinder. Japanese cameras would soon become incredibly popular in the West after the Korean War when veterans and soldiers stationed in Japan brought Canon Cameras back to the United States. I would like to find one to add to my collection. Would you like to help me look for one?
While conventional cameras were becoming more refined and sophisticated, an entirely new type of camera appeared on the market in 1948. While TSLR and SLR were still the rage this new camera would change the way people would capture memories. This was the Polaroid, the world’s first instant-picture camera where no film development was needed.
The Polaroid was known as a Land Camera after its inventor, Edwin Land, the Polaroid was able to produce finished positive prints from the exposed negatives in under a minute. This new camera took the market by storm as people no longer had to sit still for long periods of time in order for their photographer to snap a picture.
The first digital camera that was commercially sold was in December of 1989 in Japan, the DS-X by Fuji. In 1991, Kodak brought to market the Kodak DCS-100, the beginning of a long line of professional Kodak DCS SLR cameras that were based in part on film bodies. DS-X by Fuji. used a 1.3 megapixel sensor and was priced at $13,000.
The first commercially available digital camera, in the United States, was the 1990 the Dycam Model 1. Dycam Model 1 was originally a commercial failure because it was black and white, low in resolution, and cost nearly $1,000 but this changed and soon became loved by photographers.
With the standardisation of JPEG and MPEG in 1988, image and video files could be compressed for storage onto a SD or CF card. With the introduction of the Nikon D1 in 1999 at 2.47 megapixels, this was the first digital SLR that was entirely by a major manufacturer. The D1 cost just under $6,000 and was inexpensive for professional photographers and high-end consumers.
e Nikon D1 also used Nikon F-mount lenses, which meant photographers could utilize many of the lenses they already owned. By 2010, nearly all mobile phones featured built-in camera with a resolution of 1-2 megapixels digital video camera. Many cameras also featured built-in GPS. Making cameras almost obsolete.
How To celebrate National Camera Day
Remember you don’t need to know the history of the camera to celebrate National Camera Day, but while we have given you a snapshot of the people and events that have paved the way for the cameras we use today, you could make a special effort to learn more, be that at your local library or by looking up facts online.
The most obvious thing to do today is to take pictures of your own. Use your smartphone if that is your camera of choice, but if you do have access to a digital camera or something that still uses film, brush the dust off it, and take your camera out for a walk. Who knows what you might see when you’re out and about, be it a comical moment that you can later share with your friends, or a piece of rare beauty that you can capture in a photograph to be looked on forever.
Take the opportunity today to take photos of your family and friends too, and along with any other pictures you take, share them on social media if they were digitally taken. And why not gift a photo to another? If you have taken something that will have special resonance for another, print it off and put it in a photo frame to share with everyone you know.
Today could be the day to push yourself out of your comfort zone. So, you might put down your phone and use an actual camera for your photos, and you could take shots of something that you have never attempted before. The photos could be a Sunrise or Sunset, Birds in flight, or a scenic view at great height, are a examples.
Thank you,
Glenda, Charlie and David Cates
