How was it made? The Daguerreotype | V&A

[@abowla7187]

This is so crazy to me. Not only do these look cool, but the trial and error to figure out THIS SPECIFIC process just blows my mind.

[@cringerBB]

You should read Capturing the light, amazing story of Daguerre, and Fox Talbot, and how they independently invented 2 different ways of taking pictures, interesting enough, Fox Talbot did it 5 years before Daguerre, but didn't share it with anybody, so when Daguerre announced his invention nobody cared for Fox Talbot.

[@P3ach3s70]

This is an absolutely stunning process to watch! I was looking at old pictures from the 1800s and had no idea that Daguerreotypes were literally captured on metal plates. 😲 These portraits are so beautiful!

[@keepcalmycarryon]

Indeed, I too found this to be highly arousing. _Good Day,_ _brighton margaret dechienne_

[@moehussain8575]

You behave now Mrs Dechienne.

[@fstopPhotography]

To be more precise, it's .999 silver tinned onto a copper plate and highly buffed to absolute perfection. That usually takes about 45 minutes with different buffing compounds.

[@Subshane0567]

You know I just couldn’t understand how cameras work. Even watching this I can only just grasp the concept. Don’t even get me started on how modern cameras work. I’ll save that for tomorrow at 11pm when I’m up to no good😂 it sure is incredible what generational knowledge and curiosity can accomplish. Proud to be alive right now and appreciate it all.

[@TheBanjoShowOfficial]

People often don't realize that photography is more like a work of chemistry in its entirety. The only reason this would be called photography is because of the intention and desired outcome.

[@flioink]

Well, nowadays it's more physics and computer science, but I get your point.

[@zippygotsillyagain]

I recognised the word 'daguerreotype' from mentions in my favourite book of all time 'One Hundred Years of Solitude'. And now here it was a privilege to see how one is made.

[@Flaming0x]

Me too 😆

[@EmilyMarais]

That’s why I looked it up too. Also my favourite book 😊

[@zippygotsillyagain]

@@EmilyMarais Nice :) I only hope the upcoming Netflix series does the book justice.

[@EmilyMarais]

@@zippygotsillyagain I think cross-media adaptations have to be considered their own piece of art, separated from the original. Otherwise disappointment ensues haha

[@zippygotsillyagain]

@@EmilyMarais True enough. I guess I shouldn't expect to recreate how I felt when I fell in love with the book upon first reading it! Like one of my favourite quotes from it says: 'Wherever they might be they always remember that the past was a lie, that memory has no return, that every spring gone by could never be recovered, and that the wildest and most tenacious love was an ephemeral truth in the end.'

[@okcbanned4793]

I wish i could have a picture taken from this

[@Kstanimal]

i have such fond memories of these. i saw two daguerrotypes at my grandma's house (i think of either her grandparents or parents) and they were absolutely beautiful!! i have never forgotten about them... theyre so fascinating

[@hanavesela5884]

I have one of these from 1906 of my great grandfather when he was 17 years old at a local fair. 😁 I allways wondered how it was made. Thanks for this video.

[@cohenlockwood6066]

Louis Daguerre was a French painter who created "daguerreotypes" a process that gave portraits a sharp reflective style, like a mirror. Now you're totally stuck in the Retro Zone. Sad face.

[@ranskieee]

mmmm yes this is why im here

[@Jaimes_Bond]

Yes

[@haguilar84]

I was expecting a Life is Strange reference, and you did not disappoint. Spot on!

[@sonyviva308]

Its either YOU KNOW THIS, or not Max.

[@lvsmoon]

I REALLY LOVED THIS COMMENT

[@festinalente8354]

Thanks for explanation. It's clear and substancious. Salutes from Spain.

[@Agirlwithanaccent]

This is amazing. I even teared up a little bit.

[@STTDB1990]

Why?

[@cdb88]

I get it. It's emotional. Almost like a ritual.

[@mehmeterdem742]

@@STTDB1990 Turtle is your grandfather.

[@ArvindChoudharyi]

How fare have we come. From that picture to to the camera shooting it process. Very inspiring.

[@dragonsaige]

The shot at 1:03 was really well done in highlighting the exact same thing

[@hanslick3375]

Very few people realize that the first photographic methodology, the daguerreotype, is STILL THE SUPREME QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS. There is no higher quality photograph than the daguerreotype. I quote Grant Romer: “The daguerreotype is the Rolls-Royce of photographs, and the Rolls-Royce is the daguerreotype of automobiles”. A well-made daguerreotype can seem to have magical qualities. Highly polished silver is the best reflector known. When holding a daguerreotype, and moving it ever so slightly in order to get the perfect light reflection, an occasionally heard comment is that the viewers felt themselves “transported” to that time and place.

[@RedcoatsReturn]

Fascinating! I always wondered how this worked 🤔 Thankyou! 😊😊😊

[@edge9380]

Louis Daguerre was a genius

[@barrymoore4470]

Quite possibly, but he built upon the discoveries and methods made earlier by Nicéphore Niépce, who achieved an enduring image in a camera no later than 1827 (some twelve years before Daguerre's process was publicly announced).

[@MistyBleu]

I'm glad he persevered with his ambition and succeeded.

[@charlesbcraig]

We have an old family locket with one of these inside. Now we know how they made it!

[@cdb88]

absolutely beautiful

[@pavelradev1990]

This is gorgeous! So well done.

[@Treblaine]

Daguerreotypes are extraordinary because they have no grain structure, they are only limited by the wavelength of light, the resolution is - as far as human vision is concerned - infinite.

[@aimankhan6963]

Mesmerising

[@bozmar1]

Daguerrotypes have the best clarity mirror like picture invented by humans ever

[@r.h.0101]

Amazing. Great video!!!!!

[@josesalvadorhernandez5238]

Looking at the outcome, I question why the books in the background did not photographed along with the model?

[@SiPakRubah]

Probably due to the time it takes for the light to be exposed, and they didn't do it long enough to take the background, probably to prevent the subject from having too much light contrast

[@blackdog3568]

Que processo lindo! ❤

[@julietableichmarholman518]

What a detailed, chemical process! Human ingenuity! Fucking brilliant!

[@Dr.advocatejha]

This is brilliant :)

[@KitConnor512]

Fascinating 👏🏼

[@welcomefella2834]

exhilarating

[@liecretsev]

lmao. i knew someone from that anime would be here

[@cagdasozgun5883]

Magical, isn't it?

[@bvista58]

fascinating chemistry, but I wouldn't want to inhale those mercury fumes

[@ruthebiju1656]

amazing

[@tuesdayjanae3676]

So back in the day, you only had a picture for you for a very very special occasion?? I’ve always wondered.

[@Vielenberg]

Back in the day you most probably had no pictures of you at all unless you were the 1% of the very rich and living in Western Europe or North America.

[@s.p.8803]

For daguerotypes yes. But for the first pictures, it quickly took off and even non wealthy people had them taken.

[@jph364]

Is this in reality not partially done in the dark/safe light?

[@deku976]

Now I must go out and make one

[@adriansanchez4875]

did you make it?

[@deku976]

@@adriansanchez4875 not yet

[@Lone_Coyote]

@@deku976 Did you, now?

[@deku976]

@@Lone_Coyote let's just say that a few variables prevented me from getting to it yet

[@kiwisweetheart71]

Oh wow!

[@samuelhoffmann162]

Must’ve been a genius who invented this, would’ve taken many trial and error!

[@s.p.8803]

Louis Daguerre, French painter.

[@earth1020]

HOW TO DO YOU GET THOSE CAMERAS THESE DAYS

[@DavidLoveMore]

There's a daguerreotype of Ada Lovelace, the first computer programmer (1815-1852).

[@skand1nsky]

Shoutout to Steven Wilson for introducing me to this craziness!

[@geodatasv6575]

The fisrt time I heard about it, was on a García Marquéz´s Book

[@Andrea-zt6sr]

Hey, me too! One Hundred Years of Solitude. I read it many years ago and today, finally, I've learned what it is exactly : )

[@prakritimoudgil3279]

Well then when did the coloured pictures come out of it?

[@RickrollFoot]

that a joke?

[@sheveka]

@@RickrollFoot No, it's a clumsily worded way of asking 'how did photography evolve from this technique to mass-produced colour photography?'

[@MoneyOverFame]

Interesting.

[@hanslick3375]

Very few people realize that the first photographic methodology, the daguerreotype, is STILL THE SUPREME QUALITY OF PHOTOGRAPHS. There is no higher quality photograph than the daguerreotype. I quote Grant Romer: “The daguerreotype is the Rolls-Royce of photographs, and the Rolls-Royce is the daguerreotype of automobiles”. A well-made daguerreotype can seem to have magical qualities. Highly polished silver is the best reflector known. When holding a daguerreotype, and moving it ever so slightly in order to get the perfect light reflection, an occasionally heard comment is that the viewers felt themselves “transported” to that time and place.

[@lightsaber5252]

i see this on dr. stone season 3 episode 2

[@Shardso]

SAME LOL

[@michellew4634]

cool!

[@alfinoanduhut3972]

So this how senku did...make a first camera

[@orionsuniversepart2932]

Gee. I bet in a century and a half, this daguerreotype will look like what old daguerreotypes look like right now.

[@Lord_Kratos69]

IT was made in 1838 dauguerrotype camera And in 1900 There was and second generation of camera who can took photo just a click like now then you have to instaling it 10 minutes and if something move the photo will look like ghost is on photo

[@Angel-hn1th]

This is wild

[@nerina1741]

Cómo alguien puede llegar a descubrir que se puede hacer eso?

[@doyoulikejazz9516]

would have turned out a bit better if he didn't take it into the light to dust it off. like why would you expose the freshly made light-sensitive plate exposing it to light for like a good 5 seconds already???

[@connorvaughn6460]

how the fuck did they figure that out??

[@abiyusadu9974]

well Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre discovered it, it took 4 years

[@drewgehringer7813]

Basically its an intersection of two earlier discoveries: the camera obscura, and light sensitive silver salts. The camera obscura has been invented a few times over in history but didn't start getting used for art until the 1400s: sitting in a darkened room artists would have the camera obscura project an image of a scene outside on a well-lit day onto paper, and trace the projection. Later, in the early 19th century chemicals that reacted to visible light by changing their color were discovered, it didn't take long for people to have the idea "what if I put something covered in light-sensitive chemicals in my camera obscura and projected an image onto it? The light can do the 'tracing' for me: photo-graphy!" Daguerre's breakthrough that took a while to figure out was 'fixing': making the plate insensitive to light once a picture is developed on it. Most earlier proof-of-concept photo processes would quickly fade or darken when exposed to light because the unexposed parts of the photograph still had light-sensitive silver salt in them.

[@imanuelyonatanfreudian]

Daguerre only potrait ? Not landscape 3×4 ? 🙄

[@farhel4194]

Came here after reading One Hundred Years of Solitude.

[@LobGamer]

I think I’ve been staring at pictures for too long. Why did I rewind back to the class about daguerreotype again? Something, something, selfie, sad face. WHERE IS CHLOE PRICE and how can I save her again?

[@jameshatzopoulos9885]

I remember doing this when I was a kid with my Uncle Daguerre...

[@Upwangupta782]

Leonardo da Vinci and every Renaissance painters are now offended from heaven to see this new inventions in time changes!! Photographers be like,” We don’t mean to offend you guys, our ideas just came naturally or by accidentally to solve the long term struggle of painting! That’s it and it also save time by the way!”

[@martinj40m]

Thank goodness for my iPhone

[@albertpuppymaster671]

Best thing about this - you don’t need a battery.

[@erenh977]

Who come here after dr stone 's episode? 😂

[@domesticadordeofendiditos6242]

XD igual yo

[@patrickmbah3780]

the first comment on this video will be for the persons who read dr stone

[@JJ-ll8tw]

who’s here after they’ve read dr stone

[@salmajimenez2642]

@@JJ-ll8tw me :)

[@mazef8836]

omg thats exactly why

[@pandora5560]

BAHHAHA I CAME FROM DR STONE

[@brandonthomas7698]

@@JJ-ll8tw me

[@motorenginev1nce446]

Who else here thinks this is an asmr in disguise

[@jordannietos]

Me lol. Those little sounds when it's developing 🤌

[@dm.3145]

Who is here from life is strange?

[@andrewphillips799]

Have you noticed, ALL ppl who appear in the original Daguerrotype photos are now DECEASED in 2021.

[@arabic987]

Who is from tuf university 😂❤

[@thaliaivanka2783]

how to render a photo in 19th century

[@SiPakRubah]

*mid 19th-century (1840's -1850's to be more precise) They started to produce a faster and cheaper way to take photography during the 1860s

[@dsb001-ye3qr]

Im here aftwr watcj dr stone anime s2

[@davidjackson925]

This is soooo SteamPunk

[@RickrollFoot]

amogus 𒄐

[@29jemo]

I am here because of Dr. Stone

[@commentator245]

I'm here from the Red Dead Redemption 2 Mission from Jeremiah Compson.. Lol