History of photography louis daguerre
Brief history of photography.
History of photography louis daguerre jr
Louis Daguerre Biography - Invention of Daguerreotype
Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre ( - ) was a French artist, painter, photographer, and developer of the diorama theatre. He is most famous for developing the daguerreotype, one of the earliest successful photography methods.
Louis Daguerre was born on November 18th, in Cormeilles-en-Parisis, Val-d'Oise, in France.
He collected his knowledge through apprenticeships and did it in architecture, theatre design, and panoramic painting. Inspired by camera obscura, he tried to find a way to preserve the image that it creates.
History of photography louis daguerre
He heard about Nicéphore Niépce, who also experimented with photography, and they partnered in with the idea of improving the photographic process. Niépce invented the heliograph, which used a plate covered with the Bitumen of Judea, which hardened when exposed to light.
Soft parts were easy to remove, but the plate had to be exposed for hours or days, and the whole process was not too practical. When Niépce died in