1. In the 1840-60s people didn't smile because of the amount of time it took to expose the picture, if the subject moved/smiled/blink, the picture would be blurry. (Up to 20 minutes.)
2. The length of exposure time caused some photographers to put neck braces to clamp the subject's head and neck into place. Or a hand bracing a child's head or holding them still. (the photographers tried to keep thoes out of the picture.)
3. Some of the chemicals used in development were mercury, silver, nitrate, lye etc. The photographers would be chemicaly poisoned. Over a long period of time, the metals would build up in the photographer's system that lead to madness or death.
4. President James Polk (1845-49)was the 1st President to have his photograph taken.
5. Carmen Dell'orefice was the 1st supermodel to be photographed.
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