The gift of an old-world medium in the age of point-and-shoot Jul 23, 2008
The gifts, evidenced by the ornately framed portraits that litter his loft, are the hard-won results of his mastery of a finicky process, fraught with variables, that French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre unveiled to the world in 1839. Its heyday lasted barely more than a decade, as daguerreotypists travelled from town to town, documenting the dead as well as the living, before less-cumbersome processes supplanted it. (Globe and Mail -- National)
Photography since the 1850s Nov 9, 2007
"Louis Daguerre is considered the father of photography in 1839.He managed the Diorama theater in Paris and, like many in his era, "fascinated with taking that image light reflected up onto that piece of glass and preserving it. People worked on that for generations," Myers said. "Instead of live actors, the Diorama (which burned down) had huge, translucent, 40-foot by 70-foot sheets of fabric they projected light onto. (Dowagiac News, MI)
Photography collection upholds its image Jul 25, 2007
Tom Hinson, the museum's curator of photography, has organized this exhibit around themes based on the rapidly evolving photographic techniques that advanced the medium after the first practical one, the daguerreotype, was revealed to the world by the Frenchman Louis Daguerre in 1839. The various methods are limned for the viewer in the exhibit's study room, via a deskful of catalogs (including the museum's vast tome) and a series of eight wall panels that briefly explain the various methods and... (Akron Beacon Journal, OH -- Entertainment)
iStockphoto Declares Holiday for Creatives, Announces Awards and Additional Photographer Revenue Stream Jul 23, 2007
August 19, 1839 marked the day Louis Daguerre formally introduced the camera to the world, and iStock has declared this date 'Punctum Day' (referring to a profound reaction an excellent image creates). With prizes totaling $40,000, member voting starts today, to identify and showcase the year's best iStock files and artists in eight categories. (Canada Newswire)
World's oldest camera auctioned for 800,000 dollars May 27, 2007
World's oldest camera auctioned for 800,000 dollars - Yahoo. Secondary Navigation. (Yahoo News -- Top Stories)
Jan. 9, 1839: Say 'Cheese' Jan 10, 2007
The process, perfected by French artist and chemist Louis Daguerre in collaboration with Joseph Ni. pce, exposed an image directly onto a sheet of copper coated with photosensitive silver halide. (Wired News)
Mongolian Community Seeks Genghis Khan Statue In D.C. Oct 5, 2006
Other statues include Joan of Arc; Jose Artigas, the father of Uruguayan independence; Ukrainian poet Taras Shevchenko, and French artist Louis Daguerre. In academic circles, Western historians have begun taking a revisionist view of Genghis Khan. (ABC 7 News, DC)
BBC television crew follows famous footsteps through city May 4, 2006
BBC director Chris Rodley says the sixty-plus photographers will include the inventors of photography, Joseph Nicephore Niepce, William Henry Fox Talbot and Louis Daguerre as well as its more modern practitioners, including James Nachtwey, Nan Goldin, Joel Sternfeld, Stephen Shore, Martin Parr, Susan Meiselas, Gilles Peres, Araki, Andreas Gursky, Sally Mann, Thomas Struth, William Eggeston, Larry Clark, William Klein, Duane Michals (a McKeesport native), Harold Feinstein, Shomei Tomatsu and... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
