I picked photography because my only other option was gardening, and I can't keep plants alive
Ah - photography.  The art and practice of creating images and memories.  Not to worry - what do you want to know about photography?
What was the first photograph a picture of?
Based on history of photograph, the first photo was done in 1717 which captured cut-out letters on a bottle of light sensitive slurry.  It has definitely evolved to what we see today.
Huh, that's really cool! Thank you for sharing! Who took that first photograph?
History of photography
The history of photography began in remote antiquity with the discovery of two critical principles: camera obscura image projection and the observation that some substances are visibly altered by exposure to light. There are no artifacts or descriptions that indicate any attempt to capture images with light sensitive materials prior to the 18th century.
Around 1717 Johann Heinrich Schulze captured cut-out letters on a bottle of a light-sensitive slurry, but he apparently never thought of making the results durable. Around 1800 Thomas Wedgwood made the first
for Dody's approach to the craft, she reflects in her personal papers (1980s):
I have always approached photography as an artist. The first thing I learned about photography was that it is seeing---pre-visioning---with the eye and not the apparatus of the camera. Anyone can learn the basic mechanics first, but then you experiment. Photograph what you know to begin, but try to look, to see with a fresh eye. Images are everywhere around us---in our own backyard. I