The First Color Picture
The oldest color image was captured in 1862 and is credited to James Clark Maxwell. However, the shutter button included in the camera was pressed by a man named Thomas Sutton. James was a Scottish scientist, and Thomas was an inventor responsible for the creation of the SLR.
The First Color Picture
The First Aerial Photograph
We have seen an incredible increase in aerial photographers thanks to drones. However, taking such pictures was a lot more challenging and was seen as almost impossible within the mid to late 1800s. This was taken in a hot air balloon by James Wallace Black in 1860.
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The First Aerial Photograph
