The first photographic camera developed for commercial manufacture was a daguerreotype camera, built by Alphonse Giroux in 1839. Giroux signed a contract with Daguerre and Isadore Niepce to produce the cameras in France, with each device and accessories costing 400 francs.

the Brownie camera was one of the first affordable cameras readily available to the public. the brownie cost £1 pound to purchase in 1901 when it was first manufacture until 1935 when the camera was discontinued. the price is equivalent to £31 in todays money

photography has been used since the mid 1800s to display passion in the hobby and a to be reviewed at a later date. it has become a passion and livelihood to thousand of people all over the world. in 2021 more pictures are taken world wide every minute and during the entire 19th century. this figure truly demonstrates the improvements to photography technology that has become in the last 100 years.