Monthly Archives: September 2006

How to Destroy a Daguerreotype

I posted this video as part of my Instructables.com post a couple of months back. I thought that you might enjoy taking a look. I overexposed the image so I decided to make an example of this plate. You can … Continue reading

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Prototype Wooden Digital Camera from Olympus

I saw this little gem over at Luxist, one of my regular haunts. This is the sort of radical idea that needs to swiftly move from prototype to reality. Though the consumer-base is likely small, the attention to detail in … Continue reading

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Dennis Waters talks about Daguerreotypes in Maine

Both a collector and an authority on the preservation of Daguerreotypes, Dennis Waters will be giving a presentation at the Saco Museum in Saco, Maine on 9/30/2006 with the assistance of his son, Casey. Dennis operates finedags.com and offers restoration … Continue reading

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“Jerry Spagnoli: Daguerreotypes” & the Daguerreian Symposium

9-12-2006 I’m on the fence about attending this year’s Daguerreian Symposium. I’m very interested in meeting those of you that I’ve talked to over the time that this website has been up and running but as I’ve said before, I’m … Continue reading

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Georges Rousse and some new Casemaking Goodies

9-8-2006 A Frenchman has my tripods. Georges Rousse, french trompe l’ oeil artist extraordinnairre is in Durham this month at the solicitation of my friend Frank Konhaus. Frank and his wife Ellen summoned M. Rousse to Durham to install four … Continue reading

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