The daguerreotype was made in 1847 in the atelier of Louis-August ... Most likely, these were also created by Bisson – the owner of one of the first photo studios in Paris and the creator of portraits ...

Daguerre gave his name to the daguerreotype, the first fully-fledged form of photography, that he revealed in January 1839. Just a few days earlier, Daguerre is credited with pointing a telescope ...

I knew I would first have to figure out if it were a real daguerreotype. I went to the Daguerrian Society, a reputable and keen group of collectors. Since daguerreotypes are made on a polished ...

With the introduction of daguerreotype technology in 1839—followed by ambrotypes and tintypes—the middle class could, for the first time, have an affordable portrait made in a photography studio ...

The Smithsonian’s National Portrait Gallery (NPG) in Washington, DC, has acquired the earliest known photograph of a US First ...

Photoshop tutorial showing how to transform a new photo into looking like an old, Daguerreotype photo from ... without another lined up took 4 steps first to make sure she could afford it ...

By Paul A. Tenkotte, PhD Special to NKyTribune Each day we pick up our smart phones and perhaps snatch a photo or video of a ...