Quick Take
If the thought of a history exam makes you feel queasy, don’t worry. You cannot fail this quiz and, in fact, you may actually find it interesting. Discover how much you already know about photography’s past and present, and maybe learn some titillating trivia along the way.
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It doesn’t matter if you shoot professional portraits for a living or snapping pics of your family and friends on your pocket camera is the extent of your shutterbug skills; you just might be an expert when it comes to the history of photography. Even if you don’t know the answers, you can learn some great new trivia to keep in your back pocket for conversation starters.
Photography History Trivia Quiz
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References
- Kodak; How to Make a Pinhole Camera; http://www.kodak.com/global/en/consumer/education/lessonPlans/pinholeCamera/pinholeCanBox.shtml
- PAPA International; History of Aerial Photography; http://www.papainternational.org/history.asp
- EdinPhoto.org; http://www.edinphoto.org.uk/1_P/1_photographers_maxwell.htm
- C. W. Post; The Camera: Past, Present and Future; http://myweb.cwpost.liu.edu/paievoli/finals/505Sp_03/Prj1/IMA505HoffmanPrj1.htm
- View-Master Resource; http://www.vmresource.com/history.htm
- The Brownie Camera Page; http://www.brownie-camera.com/
- San Jose University; History of Photography; http://gallery.sjsu.edu/paris/mass_produced_art/PhotoOpening.htm
- National Geographic; History of Photography; http://photography.nationalgeographic.com/photography/photographers/photography-timeline.html
