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Category Archives: Photography
Daguerreotype Discussion Forum
Jon Lewis has created an online forum for the discussion of all things daguerreotype. The forum isn’t just for practicing daguerreotypists but is geared for the discussion of collecting, preservation, case making, etc. Go check it out! -Jonathan
What is Sodium Thiosulfate?
Reader Tyler writes: I read your post, here is some info on one of the questions: Sodium thiosulfate or sodium hyposulfate is just fixer, they refer to it as Hypo in old books. We can thank Sir John Herchel for … Continue reading
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Contact Printing a Daguerreotype
I recently received this e-mail from ‘Greg’: I was wondering if you could elaberate [sic] on the process of contact printing. that is taking a photograph and printing it on transparent paper and some how making it into a dag. … Continue reading
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Daguerreotype Anniversary!
Our art is 169 years old as of January 7th. It was on that day in 1839 that La Gazette de France announced to the world the process we know today as the Daguerreotype. The article “declared the ‘invention’ to … Continue reading
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Letter to Dan’s Data
Attentive readers to the journal will know about my affinity for the Clock of The Long Now project. Being a card-carrying member of the Long Now Foundation I am constantly thinking in the long-term. Art in the long term, therefore, … Continue reading
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