History and Concepts of Photography

The video explores the history and evolution of photography, from its origins with early experiments and the camera obscura to the development of the daguerreotype and the transition from black and white to color photography. It highlights the role of photography in documenting cultural and social changes, particularly in Brazil, and discusses the impact of commercial cameras and the shift to digital technology. The video emphasizes photography as a collective achievement and its significance as a historical record.

What does the word 'photography' mean in Greek?

• Capturing moments

• Writing with ink

• Painting with colors

• Drawing with light

Who was the Italian chemist that discovered some silver compounds darken when exposed to light?

• Carl Wilhelm Scheele

• Angelo Sala

• William Henry Fox Talbot

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

In what year did the German scientist Johann Heinrich Schulze project an image onto a surface?

• 1725

• 1777

• 1840

• 1826

Who created the daguerreotype, an early method of capturing permanent images?

• Carl Wilhelm Scheele

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

• Louis Daguerre

• William Henry Fox Talbot

Which English chemist improved the process of fixing images?

• Angelo Sala

• Joseph Nicéphore Niépce

• William Henry Fox Talbot

• Louis Daguerre

When did photography start to become popular among amateurs?

• 1840

• 1900

• 1826

• 1990

In which decade did the development of digital cameras begin?

• 1990s

• 1980s

• 2010s

• 2000s

When did photography officially arrive in Brazil?

• 1990

• 1840

• 1826

• 1900

Which Brazilian emperor was a patron of photography?

• Dom Pedro III

• Dom Pedro I

• Dom João VI

• Dom Pedro II

What significant events in Brazil were documented through photography?

• The Proclamation of the Republic

• The Brazilian Independence

• The Abolition of Slavery

• The War of Canudos and the Paraguayan War