Daguerreotype By Kyle Peabody What is a Daguerreotype
Daguerreotype By Kyle Peabody
What is a Daguerreotype? • The Daguerreotype process was the first way to take a picture, and keep it permanently. • It was introduced worldwide in 1839 • Was used as the primary medium for photography for nearly twenty years • A Daguerreotype is taken an a copper plat coated in silver. Daguerreotype of president Abe Lincoln Daguerreotype of Louis Daguerre, the inventor of the daguerreotype
How do you take a Daguerreotype? • A daguerreotype studio was often situated at the very top of a building, and had a glass roof that let in as much light as possible. • In the studio you sat on a platform, where your head was held steady by a metal clamp. • Then the operator removes the camera cover and times the required exposure with a watch. • Finally the plate is taken, bathed in several chemicals to “fix” it, and placed in a protective case.
Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre • Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre was a French artist and photographer • Born: November 18, 1787, Just outside of Paris, France • Died: July 10, 1851 just 40 km from where he was born • Once Daguerre created the daguerreotype, Arrangements were made for Daguerre's rights to be acquired by the French Government in exchange for a lifetime pension
Famous people who took Daguerreotypes
In conclusion… The daguerreotype process was invented by Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, and was an important part of the development photography as we know it today. The daguerreotype was the first permanent photo process and was primarily used for portraits for almost 20 years
My sources http: //www. photohistory-sussex. co. uk/dagprocess. htm www. loc. gov/teachers/classroommaterials/connections/daguerreotype/history. html www. daguerreobase. org/en/knowledge-base/what-is-a-daguerreotype www. librarycompany. org/catchingashadow/section 1/index. htm www. metmuseum. org/toah/hd/dagu/hd_dagu. htm www. whitehousehistory. org/galleries/daguerreotypes www. vaultofthoughts. com/tag/feature/page/3
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