First Known Photo of a Human

It is the first known photo of a human. This is a Daguerreotype taken by the inventor of the process, Louis Daguerre, in 1838. It is a view of the Boulevard du Temple in Paris. To achieve this image (one of his earliest attempts), he exposed a chemically treated metal plate for ten minutes. Others were walking or riding in carriages down that busy street that day, but because they moved, they didn't show up. Only this guy stood still long enough


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  • The orginal "camera hog". I do like "hotpepperbear's" comment though. Soubnds as if he had a Philadelphia municipal worker in mind!
    ilikemeninjocks 12/19/2010 03:01 AM
  • Cool!
    Carlos1959 12/15/2010 06:23 PM
  • what an amazing piece of history...thanks for sharing.
    nicedick 12/14/2010 12:11 PM