By Jenna Costa

The Timeline Outline The 9 important things that I feel have made a huge impact on

photojournalism are

1 Wet Plate Collodion 1851

2 Dry Plate Collodion 1871

3 Roll Film 1888

4 Kodachrome Film 1935

5 First Digital Camera 1974

6 Satellite Technology

7 First Camera Phone 1990

8 Blogging

9 Wifi DSLR 2012

From the Start of the

Wet Plate Collodion

all the way to the

Wifi-Enabled DSLR

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The Timeline Outline The 9 important things that I feel have made a huge impact on

photojournalism are

1 Wet Plate Collodion 1851

2 Dry Plate Collodion 1871

3 Roll Film 1888

4 Kodachrome Film 1935

5 First Digital Camera 1974

6 Satellite Technology

7 First Camera Phone 1990

8 Blogging

9 Wifi DSLR 2012

From the Start of the

Wet Plate Collodion

all the way to the

Wifi-Enabled DSLR

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The Wet Plate Collodion process was a

stepping stone leading to the Dry Plate

process It was the beginning of big changes

for photojournalism This process required a

dark room to capture images and required a

long and dangerous process that included

cutting glass and many chemicals The photo

to the right is a sketch that shows the

equipment required for the process

To put the steps in simple terms first you have

to

1 Clean the Plate

2 Silver Nitrate Bath

3 Take the picture

4 Develop the photo

This type of camera wasnrsquot easily moved

around ldquoThe popularity of the wet plate

process was short-livedrdquo according to the

article by Joseph Smigiel the wet plate wasnrsquot

very popular but is being brought back by

some art photographers After developed the

images were very detailed but the process

was so long that it made photojournalists job

hard to do

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The Dry Plate process was much more popular than the

Wet Plate Collodion Invented by Richard L Maddox

this process made taking a photo much easier and with

less equipment requirements The dry plate process

allowed photographers to prepare the plates in advance

and develop them long after the photo was taken In

1879 factory made dry plates were introduced They

were made with gelatin and there was no longer a need

for a portable dark room when taking the photo

This gave photojournalists more mobility They did not

have to have vans to bring all of the equipment around

which made their jobs easier Being able to develop

photos at a later time created much more opportunity for

photojournalists When taking a photo the dry plate

camera takes the light in so quickly that it gave

photojournalists the opportunity to have hand held

cameras

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Roll Film was invented in 1888 by

George Eastman He made the film

able to roll which brought on huge

opportunities for photojournalism The

ldquomaterial was flexible unbreakable

and could be rolledrdquo This product was

mass-produced and was used in a

box camera The negatives would be

on the roll of film and from there you

can see the images that have been

taken After that they need to be

developed

Photojournalists experienced a huge

change in their profession This was a

big leap in technology The camera

was now transportable so

photographers could really take

photos from many different

perspectives This type of film was

carried out for so many years and

although it is dying out right now

some people still use it today

Kodachrome film was invented in 1935 but was used for many years after The famous photo of the Afghan Girl was taken in 1985 30 years after Kodachromewas invented This was the first real success at developing color photos The actual film was taken in black and white but when it was developed color was added

This type of film was the first that allowed photojournalists and amateurs to use the same camera and film This was a little expensive when it first came out but eventually the price went down This was a convenient way to have photos developed which was an advantage for photojournalists It also created a problem because now regular people were taking the same quality photos as photojournalists were Although other people didnrsquot have the skills with the cameras being a lot smaller and the film being easy to develop many people started taking photos

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Satellite Technology didnrsquot just effect photojournalists but effected the whole world The launch of Sputnik in 1957 by the Soviet Union This lead to leaps in developments for many sectors of the world Photojournalists benefitted from the advances in technology This meant that photos could be taken from a different angle of the world and one photo taken really stood out The image of the earth from outer space really changed the perspective of the world

Usually satellite photos are taken by government agencies Photojournalists had the opportunity to use satellite technology to send photos to where they needed to This involved big bulky machines that they had to hook up to their cameras With this technology it allowed them to send a photo instead of having to go back to their work to get it printed out The drawback to this is that there was heavy equipment and the photojournalist taking the photo was not able to move from one place to another easily

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First Digital Camera1975

The first digital camera was invented

in 1975 This camera was made by

Kodak and Steve Sasson The photo

took 23 seconds to develop and was

taken with 01 megapixels The

camera weighed 8 pounds so it

wasnrsquot the easiest to move around

Sasson said he created it with ldquoa lens

that we took from a used parts bin

from the Super 8 movie camera

production line downstairs from our

little labrdquo The camera was made with

a cassette and was read from the

cassette to a television The digital

camera was not available to

consumers until 1990

This was such a leap for

photojournalists to be able to see the

pictures on a TV screen right away

Digital cameras have come such a

long way from this but without this

digital camera there might not have

been the high-tech digital cameras

that we have today Photojournalists

had the opportunity to see the photos

they took right away not just the

negatives

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First Camera Phone 1990Japan had the first camera phone in 1990 Samsung created this phone It was capable of taking 20 photos at 35 megapixels After this phones and cameras became so much more mobile Cell phones by themselves was a huge leap in technology When a camera was added it became even more advanced I remember owning my first camera phone when I was around 13 At this time camera phones had been out for a while but they became popular to the consumer a little before I had gotten mine

For photojournalists this was something big Cell phones are so light-weight and even though they arenrsquot the best quality photojournalists could take a photo wherever they were and send it almost anywhere This also lead to the smart phones that take decent quality pictures and can be sent anywhere Many people who just take photographs for fun can do all the things that photojournalists do This can be negative for photojournalists

Blogging 1994 Blogging has become so important when it comes to photojournalism It is a way of expressing photos that do not get published in the media This created an opportunity for everyday people to express photos for others to see

For photojournalists there are many advantages to this Photojournalists often work for some sort of company that publishes photos They usually only get one or two photos published and they have taken so many quality photos that they want to share with other people A blog is the perfect opportunity for that and is a good way to show the world quality images

This can also be a way for people to learn more about photography Everyday people can express their photos on a blog which can sometimes take away from the job of photojournalists Today people take some amazing photos with their digital camera and often blog about them It is more of a hobby than a profession but blogging creates more opportunity for amateurs There are famous blogs like Tumblr that constantly posts pictures and

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Wifi DSLR 2012The Wifi DSLR was one of the

biggest changes in history The

DSLR now has Wifi built into it so the

photo can be sent through the

internet right after itrsquos taken

This really takes transportable to a

new level The cameras today are

not only small and light but now the

photos can be sent right away

Before this photojournalists had to

have bulky equipment in order to

send their photo instantly This

equipment would hold them down

and would only allow them to shoot

from one certain spot Now they can

be on the move and can send post

them whenever they want to Again

this can create a problem for

photojournalists because the

equipment is not expensive or hard

to use anymore People who did not

study photojournalism can take

similar photographs to those who did

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