Monthly Archives: August 2008

Sale at Pictorico!

Posted on August 22, 2008 by Jonathan

Mitsubishi Imaging, Inc. is running a sale on the Pictorico line of paper and transparency film.  I use the Pictorico Ultra Premium OHP film for making daguerreotype contact prints. You can use this film for any number of alternative processes … Continue reading →

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Daguerreoversiary – 8/19/1839

Posted on August 19, 2008 by Jonathan

THIS DAY IN HISTORY…. I’ve said before that I’m not a big history buff when it comes to daguerreotypes but it’s fairly inescapable seeing as how I work in a medium so steeped in, well, history.  Regardless, today is important … Continue reading →

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Photographer Kim Durack

Posted on August 13, 2008 by Jonathan

Occasionally I’ll post links to the work of photographers that I enjoy.  I work for a small company with a diverse and talented staff.  One of my coworkers, Kim Durack, is a very talented photographer and I thought that you … Continue reading →

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Words that John McCain Should Avoid

Posted on August 8, 2008 by Jonathan

This is only tangentially on-topic but I thought that it was too funny to keep to myself. Jon Stewart has suggested a few words that septuagenarian USA presidential candidate senator John McCain should try and avoid.  Among them is “daguerreotype”. 

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