Daguerrotype

In France a man called Louis-Jacques-Mande Daguarre invented the daguerreotype process. This invention began on August 19, 1839. American photographers quickly began to use it because it was capable of a “truthful likeness”. Daguerreotypists invited famous people and celebrities into the studios, in order to become famous. Photographers always encourage people to go and see their museums, galleries etc. In 1850s, the daguerreotype became less popular because of a faster and less expensive process by the ambrotype. The process of the daguerreotype was direct-positive process. In this process you don’t have to use the negative  - you need to use a sheet of copper , plated with a thin coat of silver to create a highly detailed image.

 

References:

Daguerreotype Photographs: The Daguerreotype. 2013. Daguerreotype Photographs: The Daguerreotype. [ONLINE] Available at: http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/daghtml/dagdag.html.