1826, a Frenchman named Niepce needed pictures for his business .But he was not a good artist.So he invented a very simple camera .He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .That was the first photo. 

The next important date in the history of photography was 1837. That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio. He used a new kind of camera and a different processs. In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details. This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. 

Soon, other people began to use Daguerre's process. Travellers brought back daguerreotypes from all around the world. People photographed famous buildings, cities and mountains. 

In about 1840, the process was improved. Now photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple. The photographers had to carry lots of film and processing equipment. But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States, where from the 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities. 

Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. He took many pictures of famous people. The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality. 

Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war. His 1862 Civil War pictures showed dead soldiers and ruined cities. They made the war seem more real and more terrible 

In the 1880s, new inventions began to change photography. Photographers could buy film readymade in rolls. So they did not have to make the film immediately. They could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. And finally, the invention of the small handheld camera made photography less expensive. 

With the small camera, anyone could be a photographer. People began to use cameras just for fun. They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. They called these pictures "snapshots". 

Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s. Soon magazines and books also used documentary photographs. These pictures showed true events and people. They were much more real than drawings. 

Photography had turned into a form of art by the beginning of the 20th century. Some photographs were not just copies of the real world. They showed ideas and feelings, like other art forms.
who was a well known american photographer?
who took a picture of their studio?
what was his process called?
who took the first photo?
what did he photograph?
when did this happen?
were Daguerre's photos detailed?
what year did Daguerre make his contribution to photography?
what was unusual about Brady's pictures?
what was the subject of his photos?
in 1840, was the process easy?
was it still popular?
who was the first person to take photos of war?
name a new photographic invention from the 1880s
did this make the equipment easy to carry or hard to carry?
when did newspapers really start to use photographs heavily?
when does photography become considered an art?
what is another name for pictures that people take?
with a small camera, who can be a photographer?
who do they take pictures of?
Mathew Brady
Mathew Brady was a well-known American photographer. 
Daguerre
That year, Daguerre, another Frenchman, took a picture of his studio
a daguerreotype
This kind of photograph was called a daguerreotype. 
Niepce
That was the first photo. 
his garden
He put it in a window of his house and took a picture of his garden .
1826
1826
Yes
In his pictures, you could see everything very clearly, even the smallest details.
1837
The next important date in the history of photography was 1837
they were very life-like and full of personality.
The pictures were unusual because they were very life-like and full of personality. 
famous people and Civil War
He took many pictures of famous people. 
No
n about 1840, the process was improved. Now photographers could take pictures of people and moving things. The process was not simple.
Yes
But this did not stop the photographers, especially in the United States, where from the 1840s daguerreotype artists were popular in most cities. 
Matthew Brady
Brady was also the first person to take pictures of war
Readymade film in rolls
could buy film readymade in rolls
Easier to carry
hey could bring it back to their studios and develop it later, meaning that they did not have to carry lots of equipment. 
1890s
Photographs became very popular in newspapers in the 1890s.
by the beginning of the 20th century
by the beginning of the 20th century
snapshots
They called these pictures "snapshots".
anyone
 anyone could be a photographer
families, friends and favorite places
They took pictures of their families, friends and favourite places. 