Still Life in Studio


Still Life in Studio. Louis‐Jacques‐Mandé Daguerre. 1837 C.E. Photograph.

  • However, it was not until the invention of a light sensitive surface by Frenchman Joseph Nicéphore Niépce that the basic principle of photography was born. 
  • Louis Daguerre invented a new process he dubbed a daguerreotype in 1839, which significantly reduced exposure time. 
  • Variety of textures: fabric, plaster, metal, wood 
  • Shiny surface, great detail