Picture This: Photography Podcast Ep. 9 – The Past, Present & Future of Photography

For those listening to the audio podcast, here are the photo examples from the YouTube video version of the show:

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One of the earliest cameras, this device relied on camera obscura-type methods to produce Daguerreotypes – an early precursor to photographs. These were commonly used between 1839-1860

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A Daguerreotype featuring Billy the Kid

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From HistoricCamera.com: 1888, Kodak invents the first rolls of transparent film

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The first digital camera, patented by Kodak in 1978, invented by Steven Sasson

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Compact digital cameras barely sold in 2008, thanks to the advent of modern camera-phones

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The dynamics of the film to DSLR evolution

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While still somewhat popular, the numbers for P&S + DSLR cameras are gradually decreasing in sales every year

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Worldwide sales trends of interchangeable lens (IC) cameras

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Mirrorless cameras (such as the Olympus EM-10) are slowly gaining traction in the digital photography market

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The Future of Photography (11)GoPro was once the best-selling camera on the market. As of late, their sales have taken a hit, thanks to cheap GoPro knockoffs and the rise of camera-phones

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Meanwhile, popular social-media photo-sharing sites like Instagram have been increasingly popular

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Drone photography has also become more popular recently!

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Live streaming services such as YouTube, Twitch and Periscope are also becoming more popular – as opposed to simply taking a photo, having to develop/process it, upload it, etc.