Photography: Skills For the Future
Most people think that photography was not invented until the mid-1800s, and in a sense, they are right, but many discoveries that made 21st photography possible came far earlier. The first camera created, in fact, was a pinhole camera made by Ibn al Haytham (965-1040). The vital discovery of silver nitrate by Albertus Magnus happened in the 13th century, followed later by silver chloride. In 1694, the photochemical effect of light on chemicals was earliest described by Wilhelm Homberg.
All of these contributions led to the development of photography in the 19th century. In 1826, the very first enduring photograph was made by Nicephore Niepce. Just in time for soldiers going off to the American Civil War, commercial photography was in its infancy. All the boys going off to fight wanted to leave behind a tiny tintype or ambrotype for his family or special girl. Though there are only very rare action photographs from the war, the Civil War has the illustrious distinction of being our first conflict with a photographic record.
As photography progressed, more careers opened up, and it also became a hobby for thousands of curious folks worldwide. Newspapers needed photographers, magazines were created to showcase photography, photographers were always in demand for family portraits. Now there are any number of careers for photographers, from crime scene investigation work to sports to work in NASA or other scientific arenas. Photographers cover the globe capturing every facet of human culture as well as animal and plant life. They witness natural beauty at which the rest of us can only sit home and marvel.
Anyone with an interest, however, can take up photography for themselves, today. With distance education courses, studying is fun and interesting. The coursework can teach you all aspects of the field, whether you use a digital or 35 mm camera.
You don’t even have a career in mind, you can simply pick courses that will help you take better pictures of your kids or photograph the spider webs that cover your garden in the morning light. Whatever your intent, photography is a good skill to learn.
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