When did people first start sitting for photographs?

Question: When did people first start sitting for photographs!?
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The first photographs were taken in the late 1830s in Europe!. They were of landscapes and still lifes because the sensitive material was not very sensitive and required a long exposure!. In one by Daguerrre you see a street scene with a man getting his boots polished but you don't see the shoe shine guy because he was moving!. Earliest portraits were about 1840 and they required a head rest and no smile because the exposure was still quite lengthy!.
Photos for the not so rich!? Tintypes and cartes de visites, both around 1850-1880!.
Oldest photo in my possession!? Daguerrotype of a paternal relative from about 1850 who looks like a dead brother!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Overall, I know photos were taken during the Civil War (1860s)!. Photographers became more popular between then and 1900, and a lot will depend on your ancestor's residence!.
The oldest I have is taken from a tintype, of someone who died in 1890, so I know it is taken not long before that!. A cousin was able to convert it via scanning!.
http://www!.cyndislist!.com/photos!.htm
some sources for learning about old pics!.
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Here is a link to photography and the earliest known photograph!.

http://www!.familychronicle!.com/dating!.ht!.!.!.

My earliest photos are undated, but all are estimated to be taken in the late 1800s to early 1900s!. I have pictures of several of my g-g-g-grandparents at various stages of age!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

my oldest photograph is 160 years old it,s of my gggrandmother!.!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com