Monthly Archives: October 2007

Daguerreotype of the US Customs House – Charleston, SC

I’m very pleased to report that my little experiment worked. I have returned from Charleston, SC with a whole plate daguerreotype of the beautiful United States Custom House. This lovely if gigantic piece of federal architecture was eventually completed in … Continue reading

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Portable Daguerreotype Kit

I’m headed to Charleston, SC tomorrow for a wedding.  I prepared two daguerreotype plates this week and stuffed them into plate holders.  I’ve packed all this stuff so that I can process them in the hotel room if they come … Continue reading

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Edward’s Tonka Truck – Whole Plate Daguerreotype

Left is a whole plate daguerreotype that I made while working with a student over the summer. This image is of my son’s Tonka truck which was conveniently parked in the back garden near the workshop/studio/laboratory. I’ve found that Edward’s … Continue reading

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The Photo Detective

Time is cruel to memory. When memories fades with the generations it is only the corporeal remnants of memory that serve to remind us of events past. Photographs are the most easily accessible documentation of family history but often the … Continue reading

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La Daguerreotypomanie lithographic print

As you may well imagine a societal upheaval took place when the French government revealed to the world Daguerre’s process for capturing the world on a silver plate. Because the process was so new and revolutionary, the term “La Daguerreotypomanie” … Continue reading

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