Examples of daguerreotype in the following topics:
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- On January 7th, 1839, Daguerre announced this first complete practical photographic process, known as the daguerreotype, to the French Academy of Sciences, and the news quickly spread .
- Unlike a daguerreotype, which could only be copied by rephotographing it with a camera, a calotype negative could be used to make a large number of positive prints by simple contact printing.
- "Boulevard du Temple", an early daguerreotype made by Louis Daguerre in 1838.
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- Niepce died in 1833 but Daguerre continued on this path and eventually invented the Daguerreotype in 1837.
- The Daguerreotype was an incredibly important discovery for photography due to its speed and ease of use.
- While the first half of the century introduced expensive daguerreotypes, the latter half of the century is defined by the development of cheaper photographic techniques.
- For example, the ambrotype mimicked the look of the daguerreotype with its reflective surface; however, the newer technology used a light-sensitized glass surface instead of copper, which made for a much cheaper photograph to produce and purchase.
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- Niépce's associate Louis Daguerre went on to develop the daguerreotype process, the first publicly announced photographic process, which required only minutes of exposure in the camera and produced clear, finely detailed results.
- Eventually, the Daguerreotype emerged as the most popular and affordable method for the general public, however, daguerreotypes were fragile and difficult to copy, and lacked portability as they required plates and toxic chemicals to be carried around.
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- Daguerreotype of President Polk taken by Mathew Brady on February 14, 1849, near the end of his presidency.
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- Daguerreotype of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the corner of 8th and Market Streets, 1840