Joey Lawrence (or Joey L) is only 18 years old and has already become a premiere photographer in the business.

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Q: Who was the first photographer to shoot a war? Jamie N. from Raleigh, N.C.

A: That distinction would go to photographer Roger Fenton, an Englishman, who took his “photographic van” on the road to shoot the Crimean War in 1855. He was assigned to the job by publisher Thomas Agnew.

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Q: What was the first commercial camera ever made? Eric T. from Oklahoma City, Okla.

A: As you might alright know, the Kodak camera was the first real “commercial” camera for the general public when George Eastman released his “Kodak” in 1888. Continue Reading

Q: What was the first digital camera ever made? Tim S from Chicago, Ill.

A: The first digital camera was invented by Steven Sasson, an engineer at Eastman Kodak, in 1975. Sasson used state-of-the-art CCD image sensor chips, which recorded black and white photos on a video cassette. The camera weighed eight pounds, had a megapixel resolution of .01, and it took 23 seconds for it to develop its first image. Continue Reading

Q: What was the first color photo taken? - Colin H from College Park, Md.

A: The first color photo on record was “taken” by James Clerk Maxwell in 1861 of a Tartan Ribbon. Continue Reading

The earliest form of cameras, known as camera obscura, was invented by an Iraqi scientist Ibn al-Haytham in 1021 when he wrote his Book of Optics. It used a pinhole or lens to project light from the outside of a box or room onto the opposite interior wall. Images could then be traced, as a suitable way to make and develop films was not invented until the 1800s. Continue Reading

Q: What’s the oldest photograph in the world? – Troy K. from Seattle, Wash.

A: Modern photography began in the 1820s, and the oldest surviving photograph known was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, a Frenchman who has been called the inventor of photography. It was taken in 1825 of a engraving of a young boy leading a horse.  Continue Reading

Q: How big of a print can I make with a 5 megapixel camera?

A: To answer your question quickly: you can make a quality Continue Reading

Q: How much does a photographer make for their picture on the cover of Sports Illustrated? –Eric from St. Paul

A: Magazine covers and other photographs vary from magazine to magazine due to the size and circulation of the publication. For instance:
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