{"id":651,"date":"2020-03-10T21:11:37","date_gmt":"2020-03-11T04:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/historic.camera\/?p=651"},"modified":"2020-03-10T21:11:37","modified_gmt":"2020-03-11T04:11:37","slug":"a-brief-history-of-the-camera-flash-from-explosive-powder-to-led-lights","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/historic.camera\/?p=651","title":{"rendered":"A Brief History of the Camera Flash, From Explosive Powder to LED Lights"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>Here&#8217;s a 2nd good article that covers some information on photographic flash bulbs.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2015\/10\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-camera-flash-from-explosive-powder-to-led-lights\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/historic.camera\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/Flashbulbs_comparing_AG-1_to_No_75.jpg?w=640\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>The first known photograph was captured in 1826 when light reacted with a particular type of asphalt known as Bitumen of Judea. Since that first natural<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Source: <em><a href=\"https:\/\/petapixel.com\/2015\/10\/05\/a-brief-history-of-the-camera-flash-from-explosive-powder-to-led-lights\/\">A Brief History of the Camera Flash, From Explosive Powder to LED Lights<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here&#8217;s a 2nd good article that covers some information on photographic flash bulbs. The first known photograph was captured in 1826 when light reacted with a particular type of asphalt known as Bitumen of Judea. 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