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The light is refracted off the pinhole to create an upside-down projection, that is then traced by the artist inside the dark room.

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The pinhole projected an image that was easily traced by the artist.

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Johann Heinrich Schulze finds that silver salts darken with light exposure.

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Leaf imprints made with silver salts on leather.

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Scientist Joseph Nicephore Niepce Takes First Photo - 1826

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Scientist Joseph Nicephore Niepce Takes First Photo - 1826

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Bitumen is placed in Camera Obscura

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Rather than project the Camera Obscura’s image against a wall, a copper plate coated in silver iodide was placed behind the camera’s projection. This chemical compound is light-sensitive and fades in sunlight.

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Portrait painting quickly falls out of favor because of how cheap, easy, quick, and accurate Daguerrotypes were.

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An early animation device that made the illusion of motion by moving different images in a quick succession.

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Sir John Hershel invented it, and the word "photograph" came into use.

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Leland Stanford hires Eadweard Muybridge to settle a bet and sets up multiple cameras along a track to take pictures.

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- It was $25.00 with enough storage for 100 photos.
- Kodak Brownie was $1.00 and allowed anyone to take photos.

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Instant color film is created.

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Kodak goes out of business when competitors outpace them.