In class we learnt about the basic history of photography, how the obscura was first used by Arab scholars in about 10th century. In 1558 it went from a device that saw the outside surroundings to a device that aided with drawings when a mirror and lens was added. This made it easier to portray “life like images”; Johannes is considered to have used a camera obscura in his paintings. In 1826 Niepce is considered the first person to capture a permanent image
(The exposure was 8 hours)
