Photography’s Interesting Evolution.

Photography, has an amazing & incredible Evolution & history. Here are a few of some lesser known facts.

1. The First Photograph: The world’s first photograph, titled “View from the Window at Le Gras,†was taken by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce in 1826 or 1827. This image required an exposure time of around eight hours.

2. Early Photography’s Long Exposure Times: Early photographic processes, such as Daguerreotypes in the 1830s and 1840s, required very long exposure times. This is why early portraits rarely featured smiling subjects – it was difficult to hold a smile for such a long period.

3. The First Color Photograph: The first successful color photograph was taken by Scottish physicist James Clerk Maxwell in 1861. It featured a tartan ribbon and was created using a process involving three separate exposures through red, green, and blue filters.

4. Development of Roll Film: George Eastman, founder of Kodak, was instrumental in developing roll film, which replaced photographic plates and made photography more accessible to the general public.

5. The First Digital Camera: Invented in 1975 by Steve Sasson, an engineer at Eastman Kodak, the first digital camera was a prototype that weighed 8 pounds (3.6 kg) and had a resolution of 0.01 megapixels. The image capture and processing time was about 23 seconds.

6. Photography in Space: The first photograph of Earth from space was taken in 1946. A camera was mounted on a V-2 rocket launched from the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, USA.

7. Hidden Surveillance Cameras in the Cold War: During the Cold War, the United States used high-altitude U-2 spy planes to secretly photograph military installations in the Soviet Union. The detailed images played a significant role in espionage and international relations.