Dagguerotype Lessons
"walking with THOR" large... As much as I enjoy faking dagguerotypes, I would love to find some reference guides, books, classes, on how to actually do the real thing. Talking about snapshots, dagguerotypes are the most intense images of people I've ever seen. The always bug-eyed gaze of the model, the attire, and mood... I don't tend to find many dagguerotypes with smiling happy faces? is there a reason for that? or have I just not seen enough to know that there are shiny, happy dagguerotypes?
p.s. if they made panoramic dagguerotypes I'd love to see'em too!
Posted on Wednesday, October 24, 2007 at 02:42PM
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found: http://www.jerryspagnoli.com
Aren't they typically 15 or 20 minute exposures ? I remember hearing of neck braces being used to hold a sitter's head in place.
Have you ever tried smiling for 20 minutes in a constant and unmoving way ? I suspect that drives the lack of spontaneity in daguerreotypes
that amount of time would also explain the "bugeye" effect too. That Jerry Spagnoli fella' shoots a great series of modern dagguerotypes and his series with human forms is great.