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Was an aid to drawing.
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Nicephore Niepce prints the first permanent image.
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Nicephore Niepce coated a piece of paper with asphalt and exposed it to light in a camera oscura.
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The first photo of a person was taken by Louis Daguerre. In London, a person stopped for a shoe shine, long enough to have his picture taken.
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Fox Talbot bought several instruments that cost him seven pounds and fifteen shillings, when a servants wage was ten to twelve pounds a year.
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Henry Fox Talbot reversed the light and shadows to create a detailed pictures. After perfecting this, he called it Calotype.
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Photographers put the cold war in perspective to all those not involved. Pictures were taken, making it easier for people to know what was going on.
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A thin sheet of iron was used as a base for light-sensitive, and a picture was made.
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A new kind of photo was introduced; the Birds-eye view. Felix Tornachon was the first to shoot this kind of photo in a tethered balloon over Paris.
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The first color photo was processed in 1861 by James Clerk Maxwell. He did this by passing three black-and-white photos through three filters - red, green, and blue.
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The first photo of a tornado was shot by and unknown photographer. It is the oldest existing photo of a tornado.
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George Eastman invented film that was unbreakable, flexible and could be rolled.
