Modern Day Photography Research Paper

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The first photograph ever taken was by: Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (1765–1833) in 1827. Nevertheless he did need eight hours of light for a fuzzy picture.
In the year of 1837 Louis Daguerre (1787–1851) created a sharp, but only one-use image in a few minutes.
William Henry Fox Talbot (1800–1877) presented negative film and prints in 1839. The center of modern day photography.

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