George Eastman taking a picture. one of the cameras George Eastman made.
Could you imagin not being able to take a picture of something moving? or having to carry over 100 pounds of equipment around just to take one picture?? i dont think i could, but back in the 1800's they had to. and they couldnt take pictures of anything moving. They couldnt take a picture of a train, or a bus, or a super cool car. none of it. To take a picture they had to get out the stand. get out the camera. Put the glass slide in. put the black curtain over it. take the picture and then they had to get all the stuff out for there black room, like the dye, the darkness, the clothes line with pins, and they had to develop the picture right away or it would have been a waste of time. It would take an hour just for one picture. I dont think i could do that, but they did.
All of this is why George Eastman created an easier way of taking picture. Away to make it more enjoyable for the average person. Easier on all the professionals, and with out this invention we would not be where we are to day in the camera world. George created a flexible film that was coated with gelatin emulsions that were on a spool so they were easy to use. So all you would have to do was take the picture and send it in to Eastman's in Rodchester, New York and they would develop the pictures and send them back to you. All of this had a cost though, a very inexpensive one too. For 25 dollars you could buy one of these camera's with enough film in it to take 100 pictures. Then you would send it in the Eastman's and they would develop the pictures and reload the camera all for the low price of 10 dollars and postage. You might wonder when this camera came out into the world, well it was 1888, and the camera's name was Kodak. Many of us have heard of this type of camera, because there are still many types made today and they are trying to make our picture taking easier. Eastman's slogan was, "You press the button, and We do the rest!" You may also wonder why this is important to our history? well the answer to that question is that it started the field of photojournalism.
one of the newest cameras made today.
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