When taking a walk, a person admires the beauty that surrounds him. On this particular day, the bright sun is extremely bright, making the sky a perfect blue. Puffy white clouds fill the sky, slowly moving at their own pace. The wind is peacefully calm, making the trees stand tall and proud. There is no humidity in the air. As this person walks along the road, he sees a deer with his two fawns. The moment is absolutely beautiful. Moments like these only happen once in a while, making us want to stay in that particular moment forever. Unfortunately, time passes, but only if there was a way to capture the magnificence of the day. Thanks to Joseph Niépce, we can now capture these moments and others that take our breath away. The invention of the camera and its many transformations changed the art of photography. The idea of ​​photography was born in 1814 when Joseph Niépce wanted an image of his son before leaving for war. He succeeded in making the first camera in 1827, but the camera took at least eight hours to produce an image. Parisian Louis Daguerre invented the next type of camera in 1839, who worked with Niépce for four years. His camera took only fifteen to thirty minutes to produce an image. Both Niécpe's and Daguerre's cameras made images on metal plates. In the same year Daguerre built his camera, an Englishman named William Henry Fox Talbot made the first camera that photographed images on paper. The camera printed an inverted image onto a negative, and chemicals were needed to produce the photo above right. In 1861 color film arrived and images were produced in color instead of just black and white. James Clerk Maxwell is credited with inventing color film, after taking the... center of paper... and taking better photographs, even during everyday activities. Now, when people go for a walk, they can bring their camera and take photos of the beauty around them. The deer with his fawns eating the grass in the meadow, a bench in a park or a photo of the bright orange sunset. Beauty is everywhere, people just need to go out and take the photo. Works Cited "Digital cameras inspire young naturalists: Minnesota program encourages teachers, kids to explore the outdoors." Birder's World April 2011: 13. Gale Student Resources in Context. Network. March 14, 2011.Graham, Ian. How it works Cameras. New York, New York: Gloucester Press, 1991. 4-28. Print.Preston, Jennifer and Brian Stelter. “Cellphone cameras become the world's eyes and ears on protests across the Middle East.” New York Times February 19, 2011: A11(L). Gale Student Resources in Context. Network. March 14. 2011.