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Have a look at the image above of the Boulevard du Temple taken by Louis Daguerre in 1839. It is believed to be the first photograph showing a living person and certainly the first most practical method for taking an image. What do you think is missing? Answer below.
In 1826, Nicéphore Niépce had first managed to fix an image that was captured with a camera of his family’s estate but at least eight hours or even several days of exposure in the camera were required and the earliest results were very crude.