This is the first photograph that was ever taken. It is a picture of a landscape with some buildings in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, in France. It was taken in 1827 by Nicephore Niepce, the inventor of photography. Its dimensions are 16.2 x 20.2 cm. Of course the picture is not very clear, but then remember this was the 19th century. Niepce's photographic technique was called heliography, and involved Judea bitumen (a nasty black substance used in crafts classes today to make things look old) on a silver plate. The plate was exposed to light for several days. It was hard work. So, next time you use your nifty digital camera, you may want to think for a second about how difficult it was for those pioneers like Niepce or Daguerre to come up with this pastime you enjoy so much! You lucky duck!
11/21/2007
The First Photo
This is the first photograph that was ever taken. It is a picture of a landscape with some buildings in Saint-Loup-de-Varennes, in France. It was taken in 1827 by Nicephore Niepce, the inventor of photography. Its dimensions are 16.2 x 20.2 cm. Of course the picture is not very clear, but then remember this was the 19th century. Niepce's photographic technique was called heliography, and involved Judea bitumen (a nasty black substance used in crafts classes today to make things look old) on a silver plate. The plate was exposed to light for several days. It was hard work. So, next time you use your nifty digital camera, you may want to think for a second about how difficult it was for those pioneers like Niepce or Daguerre to come up with this pastime you enjoy so much! You lucky duck!
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