Timeline
1500 AD
Camera Obscura
1827
J. Niepce takes first photograph
1840s
W.H.F. Talbot creates negative/positive
development process still
in use
1860s
Matthew Brady pioneers portrait, war photography
1920s
Interchangeable lens system develops
1930s
Color photography debuts
1960s
35mm photography becomes standard
1980s
Instant photography develops
Point-and-shoot, autofocus, autoexposure,
disposable camera come into use
1990-2000
Digital photography takes off
