Happy World Photography Day from Photoplan!

At Photoplan photography is our signature service. Our passion for photography, technical knowledge and understanding of the industry has meant that we have established ourselves as one of the market’s leading property photography agencies.  Photoplan photographers are out and about in London and the Home Counties everyday (save weekends) taking photos of all kinds of property.  In honour of this special day and the work of our photographers we are sharing some of our favourite photos with you.  Do take a look at our new Phototplan Tumblr site with a selection of our best property photographs added daily.

World Photography Day is all about celebrating photography and remembering how special a photograph can be.

Today, we take our photographs for granted. But next time you’re flicking though photos from your last holiday, remember that there was once a time when photography didn’t exist. A time when those precious moments couldn’t be captured, uploaded and shared.

World Photography Day originates from the invention of the Daguerreotype, a photographic processes developed by Louis Daguerre.  On January 9, 1839, The French Academy of Sciences announced the daguerreotype process. A few months later, on August 19, 1839, the French government announced the invention as a gift “Free to the World.”

Another photographic processes, the Calotype, was also invented in 1839 by William Fox Talbot (it was announced in 1841). Together, the invention of both the Daguerreotype and Calotype mark 1839 as the year that photography was invented.

If you’re interested in learning more about the history of photography, take a look at the following article on Wikipedia: History of Photography