Making of Daguerreotype by Takashi Arai *Beta ver.

[deltafour1212]

Looks like a lot of work

[Jesslayc]

so i do civil war re-enacting and im into photography and i do 1850s and i heard the daguerrotype is perios to that time, i want to make one but with the inside empty so i can put my camera in there and take pictures and look period, do u know where i might find instructions for that?

[IIIIFile13IIII]

@Jesslayc Tintypes and Ambrotypes (also called Wet Plate Collodion) were used more in the US during the war. The patent on Daguerrotypes was enforced pretty severely so they cost too much. In addition Tintypes and Ambrotypes are much easier and don't involve mercury fumes. There's plenty of information the process if you just google around.

[Madamnesia]

excellent

[trdn1]

Thank you for this video. I will be using it to demonstrate the process in a Masters class paper that I am writing. Excellent work!

[wc3415]

Thats alot of work for one photo

[nicodelskate]

Me ayudo mucho a entender el proceso del daguerrotipo :) Muchas gracias por este video.

[pisarekandrzej]

OMG, this is something else! Extremely nice work (Poland)

[brescialeonessa]

What a wonderful work!

[MultiDetroit69]

Wow...Amazing...Im impressed...Great work

[topsportschool]

What is thefluid you are dripping in the first fumingbox?

[topsportschool]

What is the stuff on the polishingpad ?

[topsportschool]

What is the stuff on the board for polishing your dagplate?

thx

Marc / Belgium

[zurich8002]

like the video, thank you! where did you learn the process?

[yokohamabird]

@zurich8002 thank you for leaving your comment.. I've learned the entire process by myself.

[yokohamabird]

Thank you guys! I will launch the website for daguerreotype and wet plate soon..

Please check the full version of this movie thus..

> toresbe

I use normal film holder for 4x5 inch plate.

- Takashi

[toresbe]

tottemo omoshiroi desu yo!

Thanks for sharing. I'd like to do that some day. Is there a standard plate holder for large-format camera? Mine is intended for film.

[VALMARIESASK]

Finally someone who knows the stuff and does it right!  But, now post 9/11 all those chemicals and the environmental issues must be looked into very carefully. But, this video shows some very meticulous methods that should be adapted by us all. LoReaNNa (Canada)

[allayer]

very brilliant, I have to do this one, I'm interesting in fhotography.

[titisteph22]

Absolutely wonderful!