History Of Photography

I have learned that before the first digital camera they had box cameras sort of like the pinhole camera i made. They were dark inside and only let light in for an amount of time.Whatever it was that the photographer was talking a picture of, had to stay very still. Any movement would ruin the photo. It could take as long as three hours for one photo. Could you imagine sitting in one spot for three hours and not moving? Just for a self image. How crazy is that? I'm thankful for digital cameras although those old photos were really beautiful pieces of art.

This is one camera that Louis Daguerre made. A "Daguerreotype".