{"id":173587,"date":"2022-01-09T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-01-09T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/?p=173587"},"modified":"2022-01-16T17:33:16","modified_gmt":"2022-01-16T14:33:16","slug":"first-photographs-a-journey-into-photographys-not-too-distant-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ceotudent.com\/en\/first-photographs-a-journey-into-photographys-not-too-distant-history","title":{"rendered":"First Photographs: A Journey into Photography’s Not-Too-Distant History"},"content":{"rendered":"

In the past, the process of taking photographs was much more complex than it is today. Therefore, the first photos taken may seem a little strange to our eyes. Ni\u00e9pce<\/strong> wanted to use a light-sensitive material to capture this moment in time. So the light itself would \u201c engrave<\/em> \u201d the image onto a piece of paper. After much struggle, trial and error, he found the perfect formula for this process and the first photos<\/strong> began to appear.<\/p>\n

According to the University of Texas, Ni\u00e9pce developed a kind of combination of Judean bitumen, which is a type of asphalt. He spread it on a tin plate: After letting the image sit in a dark camera for eight hours, outdoor light finally placed the image on the plate. Here’s the University of Texas explanation of how it did it:<\/p>\n

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\u201cWhen he allowed this petroleum-based substance to sit in a dark environment for eight continuous hours, the light gradually hardened the bitumen where it hit. Thus, he created a primitive photograph. He “improved” this painting by washing the uncured bitumen with lavender water. It revealed the image of roofs and trees visible from the studio window. And so the first known photograph was born.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

Ni\u00e9pce called this heliography<\/strong> . Considered the world’s first photograph (or at least the oldest surviving photograph), it is now part of the permanent collection at the University of Texas-Austin.<\/p>\n

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First Photos Taken in History<\/h2>\n

First Known Photograph<\/h3>\n

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The first known photograph in history was taken by Nic\u00e9phore Ni\u00e9pce between 1826 and 1827 in the French region of Saint-Loup-de-Varennes.<\/p>\n

Robert Cornelius, known as the inventor of the selfie<\/h3>\n

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Robert Cornelius, who can be considered the inventor of the selfie, took his first photo-self-portrait in 1839.<\/p>\n

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Oldest Known Photograph of New York<\/h3>\n
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This 1848 daguerreotype of Manhattan’s Upper West Side is the oldest surviving photograph of New York City. It was sold at Sotheby’s in 2009 for $62,500.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This 1848 daguerreotype<\/a> of Manhattan’s Upper West Side is the oldest and first known photograph of New York City. <\/p>\n

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First Moon Photo<\/h3>\n

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This daguerreotype by John W. Draper from 1840 is the first photograph of the<\/strong> Moon. Taken from the rooftop observatory at New York University.<\/p>\n

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The first photos taken during a war<\/h3>\n

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Carol Popp de Szathmari is the first war photographer in history known to have taken hundreds of photographs of the Crimean War. This photograph, taken in 1870, is considered the first photograph of a real war.<\/p>\n