First photographic portrait ever taken was a "selfie" by a photography enthusiast from Philadelphia, Robert Cornelius. He took it by removing the lens cap & then running into frame where he sat for a minute & covering the lens again. On the back he wrote "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839."

First photographic portrait ever taken was a "selfie" by a photography enthusiast from Philadelphia, Robert Cornelius. He took it by removing the lens cap & then running into frame where he sat for a minute & covering the lens again. On the back he wrote "The first light Picture ever taken. 1839." https://ift.tt/38Id8Sd via /r/TheWayWeWere https://ift.tt/2RKK6KE