Invention on Instagram: "Shredding an image into smaller pieces is a simple and effective way to understand the idea behind downsampling. When an image is physically cut apart and each small section is viewed on its own, the fine details disappear while the broader shapes and colors remain. This mirrors what happens digitally when an image is reduced in resolution. The computer keeps the essential structure but removes the smaller patterns that the human eye is less likely to notice at a smaller

The history of #photography began with the discovery of two critical principles: The first is camera obscura image projection, the second is the discovery that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light[2]. There are no artifacts or descriptions that indicate any attempt to capture images with light sensitive materials prior to the 18th century. View from the Window at Le Gras 1826 or 1827, believed to be the earliest surviving camera photograph.[1] Original (left) and colorized re