Become a Successful Photographer with Pro Edu’s Retouching Course!

PRO EDU [ 0 ] • The most sought - after subjects for photography in the 1800s were dead bodies . • You can develop black and white negatives using coffee , vitamin C , and washing soda . STRANGE & CREEPY FACTS ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY • People never smiled in old photos because they had to stay still for hours during the photo shoot . ************************ SOME ASTONISHING FACTS TO LEARN ABOUT PHOTOGRAPHY FOR BEGINNERS • Headless portraits were in fashion during the Victorian era . • People look more attractive in group photos , thanks to the cheerleader effect . • In the 1860s , William H. Mumler used to create the appearance of ghosts in his photos and scam people with it . Dilish Parekh , a photojournalist from Mumbai , owns the largest camera collection with over 4,425 antique cameras . 1 2 In 1999 , the world's most expensive photo Rhein II , captured by Andreas Gursky , was sold for $ 4,338,500 at an auction . 3 4 NOT SO NORMAL FACTS Approximately 1 trillion photos are taken every year . Cat photography's trend started in the 19th century when Harry Pointer took a photo of his cat in the 1870s . WORLD'S FIRST In 1975 , Steven Sasson invented the world's the first digital camera and introduced us to digital photography . The world's first color photograph was taken in 1861 . William Henry Fox Talbot created the world's first negative in 1839 . In 1925 , the world's first photo booth was created in New York . Website : www.proedu.com