We\u2019ve all seen our share of selfies in social media channels – but who was the first person to capture a selfie? Back in 1839, Robert Cornelius<\/a> (1809-1893), an amateur chemist and photography enthusiast from Philadelphia is believed to be the world\u2019s first ever selfie taker! We tip our hats to you, sir.<\/p>\n Obviously, Cornelius did not have a smartphone back then, so how did he do it? Robert had set up his camera<\/a> at the back of his family\u2019s store and captured the image by removing the lens cap, running into the frame, while holding the pose for a minute and then covering up the lens again. On the rear of the daguerreotype<\/a>, Cornelius wrote, \u201cThe first light picture ever taken. 1839.\u201d Simply amazing for 1839. \u00a0That makes me wonder if the camera was really invented in the 19th century.<\/p>\n Let\u2019s take a short walk back in time and investigate. The video below briefly takes us through the transition of photography throughout the century. Using cutout animation, this video is a delightful narration of the history of advancement<\/span><\/span> of the camera. (Yes, we know this video skips over motion camera inventions, we still thought it was a nice video that could shed \u00a0some light on little<\/span><\/span> known facts about the invention of the camera.)<\/p>\n![\"Photo](\"http:\/\/blog.jpegmini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/08\/worlds-first-selfie-JPEGmini.jpg\")
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