1.      The definition of photography: the art or practice of taking and processing photos. The root word photo mean light, it also comes from the Greeks. The root word graphy means write and it also comes from the Greeks.

2.      1794- First panorama opens; movie house was invented by Robert Baker.

1814- Joseph Niepce takes the first picture with the camera obscura. It required eight hours of light exposure and eventually faded.

 1840- American patent issued in photography to Alexander Wolcott with his camera.

1843- First advertisement with photos made in Philadelphia.

1859- Sutton panoramic camera patented.

1884- George Eastman invents flexible, paper based photographic film.

1900- First mass- marketed camera, the Brownie.

1968- Photo of earth from the moon.

1980- Sony demonstrates first consumer camcorder.

1984- Canon demonstrates first digital electronic still camera.

1990- Eastman Kodak announces Photo CD.

3.      Nicephore Niepce was the first person to take a photograph.

4.      Different types of photography include landscape, wedding, underwater, nature, panoramic, animal/pet, night, and paranormal photos.