20 interesting facts about photography.

1. The word "photography" comes from the Greek words "photo," meaning light, and "graphos," meaning drawing or writing.
2. The first permanent photograph was taken in 1826 by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce using a technique called heliography.
3. The first photograph of a person was taken in 1838 by Louis Daguerre, it is called "Boulevard du Temple."
4. The first photograph of a US President, James K. Polk, was taken in 1849 by Mathew Brady.
5. In the 19th century, early photographers often used the wet plate collodion process, which required the photographer to coat, expose, and develop the photograph within 15 minutes.
6. The first roll film was patented in 1881, making it possible to take multiple photographs without having to change plates or film.
7. The first color photograph was taken in 1861 by James Clerk Maxwell, using a process called the "color photograph."
8. The first digital photograph was taken in 1957 by Russell A. Kirsch, using a drum scanner to scan a photograph of his son.
9. Photography played a key role in the Civil War, with photographers such as Mathew Brady and Alexander Gardner capturing the realities of war for the first time.
10. The first digital single-lens reflex (DSLR) camera was the Kodak DCS 100, which was released in 1991 and used a modified Nikon F3 camera body.
11. The first instant camera was the Polaroid Land Camera, which was invented by Edwin Land in 1948.
12. The first digital SLR camera that can record videos is the Kodak DCS 420 in 1996
13. The first smartphone with a camera was the Kyocera VP-210 Visual Phone in 1999.
14. The first consumer digital camera was the Fujifilm DS-X in 1988.
15. The first digital camera to use a charge-coupled device (CCD) was the Fairchild Semiconductor CCD in 1975.
16. The first camera with autofocus was the Konica C35 AF in 1977.
17. The first camera with image stabilization was the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 IS lens in 1995.
18. The first camera with a built-in GPS was the Nikon P6000 in 200
19. The first camera with a 3D lens was the Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 in 2009.
20. Last but not least, photography is FUN!