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Published: 2007-01-22 06:52:50 +0000 UTC; Views: 931; Favourites: 28; Downloads: 0
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Mercury vapors were used to make daguerrotypes ...Related content
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Did I mispell a word? I never heard of digamagig... maybe I meant digi-magic. 
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no---i was playing---the dia--something or another---you mention it in comments and someone else mentioned it.
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oh "daguerrotype". It is one of the earliest photo processes in exisitence. They are not done now (or very very rarely anyway) because the process was toxic. You can still buy them in vintage shops and antique shops. They are metal and have interesting color sheen. The one I scanned to layer with the other image on this was almost empty . . . the person's photograph was very very light ....so on a scan it didn't even show up. So there you go I wish I could do one but toxic mercury is not good for the body.
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Oldfashioned processes and ballerina. Everything have a little french infulence, french 'schmeck' as Germans will say. This is ©2007 *MYvonne and I feel like I'm traveling in time.
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French influence.... wow, you know how much I LOVE that! Your comments have made my day.
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beautiful image and the effect adds another dimension to the narrative.
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I've always found it so beautiful how dancers move....
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Me too. I always wanted to dance but didn't have the opportunity to do anything like ballet.
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thanks, irena... I'm so happy you like it!!!
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very strong work.
i tried to also leave a comment on the one of your daughter-it said i am not able to leave a comment there.
but-i had to say-it is a powerful portrait.
i have only just begun to tour your gallery-and already i am impressed.
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Thanks so much... and thanks for taking the time to look over my gallery. It's very large and I certainly never expect that!
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it was/is my pleasure.
i find your work very strong-and was glad to look at each one.
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Wow! This is gorgeous, and it is great how much research you did! I'm in love with your project!
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Thanks. I'm happy about that. I need to do a lot more and need some more of the things to scan for layering. But it's cool.
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It's very different! How did you get the idea?
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I happen to find an old daguerrotype in a vintage/antique store. There was no image on it but it looked like there had been one. I scanned it and layered it because I am very interested in old processes of photography. I am very schooled in photography and do know about the old ways but just use digital mostly now. I thought it might be interesting to combine an old image with a new photo I'd done. The Nike of Samothrace was taken at the Louvre a couple of years ago. They allow photos in the Louvre...amazingly. The one of the dancer is a one of a series I did for my grand daughter. I needed something new to do with the ones she didn't want. Mostly I just love the look of old photos and there are so many people who do straight photography better than I do!
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It's amazing how much work you put into this. Did you ever discover what image originally was on the daguerrotype, or was it lost?
What I like most about old pictures, was how much effort went into every single one of them. A hundred years ago it was so much more complicated to take a picture, so often a lot more thought went into it. Nowadays it's a little too easy sometimes, and I find myself taking 10 pictures instead of one, but without concentrating. But with your pictures it feels like a lot of thought went into them, and tell a story with every single one. That's lovely!
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You can kind of see a slight image of a man on the copper base. Yes, the complexity of those old analog photos makes me precious!
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That's another world... I can't get where she is, I love the pose, and the processing, as usual. You really make rare images
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Oh, thank you so much. I admire your work so much and it means a lot to have you say that!
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thanks. That is Alex in the photo.
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Yes. She teaches ballet and is in many shows.
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wow. You sent us a cristmas card, was she on it?
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Yes, I think so. If it was one with all of us. There are 9 total.
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ya, everyone was there and Alex was wearing point shoes and holding up a cristmas wreath, the card was great, and my dad loves receving things by snail mail.
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So do I (love getting snail mail!) It's my favorite but I do less and less of it now that I 'talk' on line to everyone.
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give sammy a kiss on the head for me!
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k. and I'll give Lilly one too.
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why does it say parent above your name?
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It just means who sent the message.
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oh. okay but how do they know we are related?
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You mean Alex and Jake and you? or my children (Duke, Laurie and Evan)? I talk about you and they all know and love your Dad!
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What were we talking about?
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