¶ … FILM PRODUCTS & PHOTOGRAPHIC TECHNIQUES Outline or Map

Early Film Products & Photographic Techniques -- Outline

The advent of photography, like the advent of painting, is a critical point in the evolution of media with influences that continue to ripple and shape the media landscape of today and tomorrow.

Most of the world experiences the results of a technological/digital/information revolution in the 21st century

Many more experiences are mediated via technology at this point in human history

Many of the modern forms of media can easily be traced back to photography

What is photography and what do we need in order to perform it?
1. The advent of the film camera for the average consumer

2. The invention of the roll of film

3. Bringing photography to the masses for personal use

(George Eastman. (2006, Mar 16). Retrieved from New World Encyclopedia: http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/George_Eastman)

B. The addition of the dimension of color to the practice of photography

1. Developing film

2. Developing color film vs. black and white film

3. How color film changed the practice and the reception of photography; shifts from utilitarian use to artistic and documentarian purposes

(James Clerk Maxwell.…