History of Photography

Time-Line & History of Photography

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This Chart Depicts Various Photographic Processes
with their timeline of Use and Popularity;

1839-c1860 Daguerreotypes

1839-c1860 Salted paper prints

1851-1890 Glass plate negatives (general)

1851-1885 Collodion wet plate glass negatives

1880-1920 Gelatin dry plate glass negatives

1889-1951 Nitrate negatives, which were introduced by Kodak, and ceased production in 1951 Of course, other parts of the world, this timeline will vary

1850-c1900 Albumen prints

1885-1905 Gelatin and collodion printed-out photographic prints

1880,1900- Black-and-white gelatin developed-out photographic prints

1934-... Acetate negatives introduced for sheet film

1935-... Chromogenic color film and Transparencies (introduced by Kodak; Kodachrome® was the first process)

1948-?? Instant black & white process {Started by Polaroid, sepia first, then black & white in 1950}

1960-?? Polyester film introduced

1963-?? Instant color print process (again, started by Polaroid. Polacolor was the first process, SX 70 was started in 1972 and Polacolor 2 in 1975)

1985-....
Electrostatic, ink jet, and dye sublimation prints become increasing used for printing photographic images
1999-....
Making New History for the Future of Photography