<description>&lt;p&gt;The Kodak Brownie camera was one of the most popular cameras in the history of photography. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot to a public eager to preserve their personal and family memories. With its simple controls and initial price of $1, it was intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use.&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;Links for this episode:&lt;/p&gt; &lt;ul&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.geh.org/fm/Brownie/htmlsrc/brownie_sld00001.html" target="_blank"&gt;The George Eastman House&amp;#8217;s Brownie Collection&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/brownieCam/index.shtml?CID=go&amp;amp;idhbx=brownie" target="_blank"&gt;Kodak&amp;#8217;s Brownie History Page&lt;/a&gt; (a little dated, but interesting)&lt;/li&gt; &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://stephentakacs.wordpress.com" target="_blank"&gt;Brownie In Motion&lt;/a&gt; &amp;#8211; Stephen Takacs very cool project &amp;#8211; also on &lt;a href="http://stakacs.com/home.html" target="_blank"&gt;Stephen&amp;#8217;s website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt; &lt;/ul&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt; &lt;figure id="attachment_1903" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1903" style="width: 599px" class="wp-caption alignnone"&gt;&lt;img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1903" src="http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200-599x640.jpg" alt="The Kodak Brownie" width="599" height="640" srcset="https://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200-599x640.jpg 599w, https://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200-958x1024.jpg 958w, https://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" /&gt;&lt;figcaption id="caption-attachment-1903" class="wp-caption-text"&gt;The Kodak Brownie&lt;/figcaption&gt;&lt;/figure&gt; </description>

History of Photography Podcast

Jeff Curto

History of Photography Podcast 10 : The Kodak Brownie

JUL 28, 2015-1 MIN
History of Photography Podcast

History of Photography Podcast 10 : The Kodak Brownie

JUL 28, 2015-1 MIN

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<p>The Kodak Brownie camera was one of the most popular cameras in the history of photography. The Brownie popularized low-cost photography and introduced the concept of the snapshot to a public eager to preserve their personal and family memories. With its simple controls and initial price of $1, it was intended to be a camera that anyone could afford and use.</p> <p>Links for this episode:</p> <ul> <li><a href="http://www.geh.org/fm/Brownie/htmlsrc/brownie_sld00001.html" target="_blank">The George Eastman House&#8217;s Brownie Collection</a></li> <li><a href="http://www.kodak.com/US/en/corp/features/brownieCam/index.shtml?CID=go&amp;idhbx=brownie" target="_blank">Kodak&#8217;s Brownie History Page</a> (a little dated, but interesting)</li> <li><a href="https://stephentakacs.wordpress.com" target="_blank">Brownie In Motion</a> &#8211; Stephen Takacs very cool project &#8211; also on <a href="http://stakacs.com/home.html" target="_blank">Stephen&#8217;s website</a></li> </ul> <p>&nbsp;</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> <figure id="attachment_1903" aria-describedby="caption-attachment-1903" style="width: 599px" class="wp-caption alignnone"><img decoding="async" class="size-medium wp-image-1903" src="http://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200-599x640.jpg" alt="The Kodak Brownie" width="599" height="640" srcset="https://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200-599x640.jpg 599w, https://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200-958x1024.jpg 958w, https://photohistory.jeffcurto.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/D3S_9794-1200.jpg 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 599px) 100vw, 599px" /><figcaption id="caption-attachment-1903" class="wp-caption-text">The Kodak Brownie</figcaption></figure>