Kodak

Kodak is an American photography and imaging company founded by George Eastman in 1888. It helped popularize photography through accessible cameras and photographic film.

George Eastman: George Eastman was an American entrepreneur who founded Eastman Kodak and helped popularize amateur photography. His business and inventions established the company’s early direction.
Kodak camera: Kodak camera is a broad name for cameras manufactured by Eastman Kodak, including compact film and digital models. The camera was the entry point to Kodak’s photographic system.
Snapshot photography: Snapshot photography is informal, quick picture-making, usually with portable cameras and minimal staging. Kodak cameras and film helped make this style of photography commonplace.
Kodak moment: A Kodak moment is an expression for a memorable occasion worth photographing, popularized by Kodak advertising. The phrase shows how Kodak’s marketing entered everyday language.
Eastman Dry Plate Company: Eastman Dry Plate Company was George Eastman’s photographic-supply business, founded in Rochester, New York, in 1881. It was Kodak’s direct predecessor and the foundation of Eastman’s manufacturing business.
Photographic film: Photographic film is a light-sensitive medium that records images through chemical changes in an emulsion. Film was Kodak’s signature consumable and the technical basis of its historic business.
Photojournalism: Photojournalism uses photographs to report and document news and public events. Kodak film and cameras became tools for photographers recording news and history.
Digital camera: A digital camera records images electronically on an image sensor and stores them as digital data. Digital cameras displaced film cameras in the market Kodak had helped create.
Rochester, New York: Rochester is a city in western New York that became a major center of American imaging and optics. Kodak’s headquarters and major manufacturing operations made Rochester its company town.
Film development: Film development is the chemical process that turns a latent photographic image into a visible, stable negative or slide. Kodak paired camera sales with convenient ways to develop exposed film.

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