History of Photography...

I recently saw an article portraying a very early picture, made sometime before the mid-nineteenth century, that was arguably the first picture of people. Now I have always loved photography; that is, taking pictures and looking at pictures. But that article piqued my interest in the history of photography. I have frequently wondered exactly how modern photography works, but never really stopped to do the research. But even more fascinating would be the study of how they made it work as early as the 1830's! So here I will record my findings, and anything I discover of interest that pertains to photography. Perhaps I will become a better photographer!