I did a course last year at varsity that focused on early film. To all you photography lovers out there, here's something you might find very interesting: the first photograph ever taken was by Joseph Nicéphore Niépce, in 1826. The camera lens was exposed for a full eight hours. Interestingly, due to the length of time in the sun, there are several different shadows and angles of light in this photograph.


If you're keen on finding out more, this site is pretty informative.

Here are some lovely snaps of beautiful people with their stylish antiques:







I wish that I'd taken these pics myself, but sadly, I didn't. The first pic is I found here, the second here, the third here, the forth one here, and the the last one here. The last 2 are my personal favourites. Which ones blow you away? If you find any more pics like this that you think I'd die to see, please forward me a link.

Peace.

3 comments

1. julie patrick on July 21, 2010 at 2:09 PM

   great post - so very cool to see the first photograph ever taken. & love those pics.. especially the last one.

    
2. Anonymous on July 21, 2010 at 3:22 PM

   I would love one of those old school camera's! These pics are great. I took photography as a subject from St8 till 10. Can't remember a thing though. Pity :(

    
3. Megan Wridgway on July 21, 2010 at 3:53 PM

   Thanks Jules, I think the last one is favourite too!
   Love & Stuff, I would absolutely love to study some sort of photography, what a gem that would be!
   Thanks for the comments :)