Photography
12 questions tagged Photography — spanning every one of the seven Ws.
When was the first photograph of a person taken?
The first photograph to include a person was taken by Louis Daguerre in 1838, showing a man having his shoes shined on a Paris street.
How does a camera work?
A camera captures an image by focusing light through a lens onto a sensor or film that records the pattern of light.
Whose Photography Changed War Reporting?
Robert Capa (born Endre Friedmann) transformed war photography through his raw, intimate images from five wars, including the iconic D-Day landing photographs, establishing the principle of "if your pictures aren't good enough, you're not close enough."
Why do eyes look red in photos?
A camera flash lights up the blood-rich tissue at the back of the eye. Because the pupil is wide in dim light, that red glow bounces straight back into the lens.
When Was the First Color Photograph Taken?
The first color photograph was taken by James Clerk Maxwell in 1861.
When Was the First Photo of Earth Taken From the Moon?
Lunar Orbiter 1 captured the first photo of Earth from the Moon's vicinity on 23 August 1966.
Whose Photograph Is the Afghan Girl?
The iconic Afghan Girl photograph was taken by Steve McCurry for National Geographic in 1984.
Whose Photographs Documented the Great Depression?
Dorothea Lange's photographs, especially "Migrant Mother," became icons of the Great Depression.
How do digital cameras turn light into photos?
Digital cameras use a sensor with millions of tiny light-sensitive pixels to convert light into electrical signals. Software then processes those signals into a photo.
When was the first snowflake photographed?
The first photographs of snowflakes were taken in the 1880s. Wilson Bentley became famous for his detailed snow crystal images.
When was the first successful underwater photograph of a fish taken?
The first successful underwater color photographs of marine life were taken in the early 1920s, with major breakthroughs in the 1930s.
Whose mission first photographed the Earth rising over the Moon?
Apollo 8 took the famous Earthrise photograph in 1968. William Anders captured the image during lunar orbit.