MEGAPIXEL OR BUST

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - The first one megapixel camera sensor was developed by the Kodak Corp. in 1986. LARRY ELKINS - elkinsphotos.com

THE ONE BUCK CAMERA - THE BROWNIE

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - With the turn of the 20th Century, photography entered a new era with the introduction of the mass produced Brownie camera. The price tag for the common man's camera was $1. LARRY ELKINS - elkinsphotos.com

DIGITAL CAMERA - SIXTIES STYLE

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - When was the first digital photographic camera developed? Was it in the nineties? No. Actually, believe it or not, it was the mid sixties. Hey, man. That's like groovy, man.

THE ROOTS OF NIKON

In 1917, the Nippon Kogaku K.K., a major optical firm was founded in Tokyo, Japan when three smaller firms decided to combine their resources. This company began producing microscopes and binoculars in the 192o's. By the 1930's, the company was producing optical lenses for cameras. Today, the Nikon Corporation is one of the largest camera and lens manufacturers in the world.

EDWARD WESTON PICKED A PEPPER

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - One of the most famous vegetable still lifes of all time is Edward Weston's PEPPER #30 taken in 1930. This black and white photograph is arguably the master photographer's best known work.

ELKINSPHOTOS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY

Hi. I'm Larry Elkins, your guide through the history of photography. You can view gallery pages of my photographs at my website www.elkinsphotos.com.

COLOR PHOTOGRAPHY CIRCA 1861

HISTORY'S TIDBIT - Most people assume that color photography is a Twentieth Century development. However, the fact is that the first true color photograph was produced in 1861 by Scottish born scientist John Clerk Maxwell.