2006 August | The Daguerreotype: Contemporary work by Jonathan Danforth

Simulate a Daguerreotype in Photoshop

Posted in Artist's Journal, Daguerreotypes, Photography by Jonathan on the August 31st, 2006

8-31-2006

Man oh man! I framed that whole-plate Daguerreotype and it’s awesome! There’s nothing like a custom-made frame to accentuate your art. I chose a rather wide black frame with a gold-leaf inner border. I haven’t seen a whole-plate Daguerreotype hanging except in a museum and now I have one in my dining room.

In other news, John Beardsworth over at Digit Magazine has published a neat little tutorial (more…)

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Whole Plate Daguerreotype and a new Sensitization Technique

Posted in Artist's Journal, Daguerreotypes by Jonathan on the August 25th, 2006

8-25-2006

After work today, I went home and sensitized another whole-plate (6.5″ x 8.5″) daguerreotype and shot a beautiful old barn. The new buffing procedure that I’m experimenting with seems to be increasing my plate sensitivity by a factor of a stop or more! The downside of this is that I slightly overexposed this whole plate but I’m going to keep it for my personal collection. Scan shortly.

-Jonathan

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Instructables Daguerreotype Tutorial / Workshop

Posted in Artist's Journal, Daguerreotypes, News & Events by Jonathan on the August 23rd, 2006

8-23-2006

Happy Birthday to me! I just posted a Daguerreotype tutorial over at Instructables. Go check it out!

I have two more Daguerreotypes on eBay at the moment. The starting bid is lower than the gallery price so bid early, you’re very likely to get the sale cheaper than in the gallery! Daguerreotypes up for auction on eBay.

I attempted my first whole plate Daguerreotype on Saturday with mixed results. After destroying one plate completely (don’t ask), I scored an overexposed image on the second. Try, try again.

-Jonathan