In October 1839, Robert Cornelius made the first self portrait known to the world. Since daguerreotypes required a fair amount of time to imprint a subject onto its surface, he had to remain still for up to 15 minutes.
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In October 1839, Robert Cornelius made the first self portrait known to the world. Since daguerreotypes required a fair amount of time to imprint a subject onto its surface, he had to remain still for up to 15 minutes.