The very well-known painter, Chuck Close, was featured in a segment of the CBS Sunday Morning program today. In the last few minutes he was reported to be making Deguerotypes, and some very large ones (several square feet, I would guess) were shown on display in NYC public parks.
Mr. Close, severely handicaped from a spinal stroke, was shown being helped under the darkcloth of an 8x10 camera. There's no way that he could perform the incredibly complex technique of preparing, exposing, and finishing the plates.
I have two questions: 1) Who does the actual work of making the photograph and finishing the Deguerotype, (he, no doubt, takes all the credit), and 2) how do they get from 8x10 to the huge sizes shown?
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