Daguerreotype

Daguerreotype
First practical and commercial photographic process, introduced by Louis Daguerre in 1839. The sensitive material comprised silver iodide, deposited on a polished silver plated copper base.

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Daguerreotype
A Daguerreotype is one of the earliest photographic devices used to recreate images. Using a mirror polished with silver halide, a daguerreotype uses either iodine, bromine or chlorine vapors to render an image on the silver plate.

Daguerreotype
An early photographic process (invented in 1839) where the impression made on a light-sensitive silver-coated metal plate is developed by mercury vapor. Each is an original since no duplication process exists.

daguerreotype:
Photo process developed by Joseph Daguerre that produces an extremely grainy, gray or sepia-toned (brownish) image; presently used to artificially convey age.
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The daguerreotype process, the first practical form of photography, was made public in August of 1839, but seldom able in its earliest form to produce portraits. This was due to the lengthy exposure time required.

The Daguerreotype process was expensive and one time affair. At that time there were no negatives available and hence the original photograph could not be reproduced. The only way of getting two copies was by using two cameras side by side.

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The Daguerreotype had several disadvantages that led to its eventual replacement:

*very dangerous, toxic chemical fumes had to be used (iodine and mercury)
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silver-plated copper, coated with silver iodide and "developed" with warmed mercury; Daguerre is awarded a state pension by the French government in exchange for publication of methods and the rights by other French citizens to use the Daguerreotype ...

In the very early days of photography, when daguerreotypes and calotypes were the only kinds of photographs made, photography was used mainly by artists, professional portraitists, and scientists.

This was about the same time as the Daguerreotype but because Talbot patented his process, photographers (always looking for the cheap route) flocked to the royalty-free Daguerreotype and the calotype faded into the background.

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We saw a daguerreotype by the artist Mark Kessell around 2002. It was new and the silver so polished you could only see your reflection until you stepped away to reveal this face staring back at you from what seemed like behind the glass.

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In the 1830s, there were daguerreotypes, in the 1880s there were gelatin prints, and nowadays, many photographers shoot digital images and make hard copies with inkjet printers.

The 1830s brought us the fist commercially available camera for photography, the Daguerreotype camera.
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There are many examples from over one hundred years ago using daguerreotypes, ambrotypes, tintypes, and paper images.

See also: Photograph, Photography, Image, Photographer, Camera