ThewordphotographycomesfromtwoancientGreekwords, “photo”forlightand “graph”fordrawing. ThewordwasfirstusedbyscientistSirJohnF.W. Whenyouaretakingaphotograph,lightor radiantenergy is used torecordapictureof somethinghappeningonalight-sensitivesurface.
The firstpersontoevertakea photographisJoseph Niepce.Intheearly1900’s Josephbegantoexperimentwithamethodcalledlithography.Hismethodleadhimtotrybitumenandoilandlavender.Hethen taught himselfhowtocapturetheimageofsomething. In 1827hemadethefirsteversurvivingphotograph.It requiredexposure,inbrightsunlight,for over eighthours.