When snapping digital photos with our cameras and phones, it’s easy to forget what’s actually happening inside to get the light from your subject into the camera, and then up on its way to Instagram.

While the evolution of photography has gone on for a very long time — with the first film cameras appearing in the 1800s — the fundamental principles behind it have actually been known for much, much ...

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