Definition:
The art of using a camera to capture an image on film or digitally.

Facts

- Joseph Nicephore was the first person to take a photograph in 1814.

- Images that would not fade were not introduced until 1837.

- Images were used for advertisements for the first time in 1842.

- Digital photography was invented 1969 by Willard Boyle and George E. Smith.

- The first photograph was published on the internet in 1992, by Tim Berners-Lee.

- The first digital camera sold to consumers was the 1990 Dycam Model 1.

- The first Digital SLR camera was the Nikon D1 (pictured below), which came out in 1999.