History of photography By muri11 Jul 28, 1816 First photograph was taken by Niepce in 8h exposure time Period: Jul 28, 1816 to Jul 28, 2000 History of photography Jul 28, 1839 Louis Daguerre created the first daguerreotype Jul 28, 1841 Niepce and Daguerre improved the short exposure time to 30 minutes Jul 29, 1841 Calotype was invented by William Fox Talbot Jul 28, 1861 J. C. Maxwell created the first permanent photo Jul 28, 1885 G. Eastman Kodak invented the photographic film Jul 28, 1920 35mm camera was relased by Oskar Barnak Jul 28, 1929 Paul Vierkötter invented the modern flash bulb Jul 28, 1932 Edwin Herbert Land invented Polaroid camera Jul 28, 1935 The Kodak Company invented Kodachrome film Jul 28, 1961 Digital camera was designed by Steven Sasson