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RichardRitter
19-Aug-2015, 13:08
Today is Louis Daguerre birthday one of the founds of the Daguerreotype.

Jason Greenberg Motamedi
19-Aug-2015, 14:06
I thought he was born November 18 (same as me) 1787 (not the same as me)

ghostcount
19-Aug-2015, 14:14
August 19, 1839 – The French government announces that Louis Daguerre's photographic process is a gift "free to the world".

tgtaylor
19-Aug-2015, 15:32
Yes, today is the anniversary of France's gift f photography to the world. It is also when Daguerre first ggave the details of his process which was very different fromTalbot's who furnished the details of his process months earlier.

Thomas

Tin Can
19-Aug-2015, 15:48
Some may want to read this book.

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/forum/showthread.php?124581-The-Mercury-Visions-of-Louis-Daguerre-Book-recomendation

bobwysiwyg
19-Aug-2015, 16:17
Interesting. Also seems like good Jeopardy material. :)

tgtaylor
19-Aug-2015, 19:35
If you have an interest in the history of photography, I have a short introduction to its origins on my website: http://spiritsofsilver.com/galleries/salt_print_history

Photography has a rich legacy which will prove rewarding to those who seek it out.

Thomas

Bill_1856
19-Aug-2015, 20:20
Thanks, Kid. I told you it was gonna go over big!