Knowra George Eastman George Eastman George Eastman was an American entrepreneur and inventor who founded Eastman Kodak and popularized photography through roll film, simple cameras, and accessible processing.
Roll film : Photographic film wound on a spool for sequential exposure in a camera. Eastman’s roll-film system replaced fragile glass plates and enabled compact cameras.
Snapshot photography : Informal photography using portable cameras to record everyday people, places, and events. Simple Kodak cameras helped make casual picture-taking a widespread practice.
Wet-plate collodion process : A nineteenth-century photographic process requiring a glass plate to be coated, exposed, and developed while wet. Its cumbersome preparation inspired Eastman to seek plates that could be prepared in advance.
Henry Strong : An American businessman who partnered with George Eastman and became the first president of Eastman Kodak. Strong provided business partnership as Eastman developed the company.
History of photography : The development of photographic methods, equipment, and practices from the nineteenth century onward. Eastman’s roll film and consumer cameras changed photography’s scale and everyday use.
Kodak camera : A simple camera introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1888, preloaded with roll film for 100 exposures. Eastman designed it around the slogan, “You press the button, we do the rest.”
Brownie camera : An inexpensive box camera introduced by Eastman Kodak in 1900 and marketed especially to children. It extended Eastman’s low-cost camera strategy to an even broader audience.
Dry plate photography : Photography using light-sensitive plates that can be prepared and stored before exposure. Eastman entered the field by producing dry plates for photographers.
Josephine Dickman : George Eastman’s mother, whose care and household finances shaped his early responsibilities. Eastman supported his family after his father’s death and his sister’s illness.
Candid photography : Photography that captures subjects naturally, often without posed arrangements. Small, simple cameras made spontaneous photographs easier to take.
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