I'm curious about the workflow do the photographic studios of the 1800's particularly the 1850's. The old photographs we find in antique and junk shops all around have a wonderful look to them and they are in an abundance, at least around here in Virginia. What I'm curious about is how the photographers worked back then. All the images seem to be around the same size, around 6X9cm, have some sort of mounting that has the studio name embossed into it and have a very warm tone. I know they used everything from albumen to calotype processes, and I'm wandering about readily available papers and materials they might have used. I do what we call alternative processing myself, with Kallitype and Platinum/Palladium and have first hand experience with hand coating paper, but I'm sure a studio during that time period must have had a quicker and more efficient way of producing an image for their clients. With the wealth of knowledge out there from you guys, someone should be able to point me in the right direction. Thanks
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