Photographic cameras evolved from the 'camera obscura.'
The camera obscura is a darkened chamber in which the real image of an object is received through a small opening or lens and focused in natural color onto a facing surface rather than recorded on a film or plate.
The camera obscura can date back to ancient chinese or ancient greek!
The first almost success photograph of a camera image was made in 1817 by Nicephore Niepce using a self made camera.
The camera developed more and more through stages of bulbs, sitting still forever, getting your good ole film, instant film, then your nice digital cameras to your nice CANONs ;) I don't think the camera will ever stop evolving. It's a desire for many. Cameras are needed to capture moments. They're there to create and keep memories forever.
canon>nikon.
I will later write a blog about that.. stay tuned. ;)
Hunter, we had a visiting artist from UK (I think) who did a camera obscura installation downtown. It was truly the coolest thing ever!
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