10 interesting facts about photography

In the modern world, each person can take a beautiful photo that will bring a lot of positive emotions. You are well aware of this. If you want to know some interesting facts about photography, check out this article.
• 10) Scientists have found that humanity takes as many photographs every 2 minutes as were taken in the 20th century! A century ago, not all people could take pictures. This process was highly complex. The cameras had low light sensitivity, which required very good lighting in order to get high-quality photographs.
• 9) They say that the Japanese are constantly taking pictures of everything. This stereotype is justified, because in Japan, high-quality equipment is very cheap, so anyone who wants to take a photo can buy it.
• 8) Let's talk about the 1923 Leica camera. The fact is that today rare examples that were released many years ago are worth a decent fortune. Vintage lovers pay huge sums to buy the things they are interested in. The camera we're talking about was purchased for $3 million 4 years ago!
• 7) People photograph not only the Earth, but also the Moon. And this is not about shooting the moon from the Earth. It was Hasselblad cameras that made it possible to take high-quality pictures of the moon. There are currently 12 cameras on the moon. It is worth noting that one of the cameras returned to its home planet. Later it was bought for 660 euros. It's nice to have a camera that has been on the moon.
• 6) "View from the Window of Le Gras" was filmed in 1827 by a man named Joseph Niepce. He photographed various buildings in France. In addition, he shot his own house. Of course, there is graininess there, but this does not prevent at all from seeing the houses that are in the picture. It is said that this photograph was the first in the whole world.
• 5) Everyone knows the Kodak brand. The company has existed for many years, more than 125 years. But why is the company called that way - Kodak? There is no secret here. The founder of the company just liked the sound of the word, so he used it.
• 4) As for color photographs, the first such photo appeared in 1861 in London. A multi-colored bow was photographed against a background of black velvet. It turned out very interesting, because there were only black and white photographs before.
• 3) People love taking pictures of animals, especially cats. The first photograph of a cat appeared in the 1870s. Briton Harry Pointer decided that it was worth photographing these pets. Then it became clear that people especially love it when there are funny cats in funny poses in the picture. And if you add some interesting inscription to the photo, people like the photo even more.
• 2) People started taking pictures of themselves several centuries ago. Robert Cornelius photographed himself for the first time in 1839. He took a picture of himself in the window of the family store.
• 1) Now let's talk about the most expensive photo in the world. We are talking about a picture called "Phantom". It costs somewhere around $6.5 million. The photo was taken in an Arizona canyon. Because of the rays of light, you can see something similar to a ghost in the photo. That is why the photo got its name.