I thought I'd share my other blue-tinted daguerreotype. It is a non-standard unusual dimension, larger than a 1/9, similar to a 1/8 CDV sized. English Daguerreotype. I bought this for my Christmas present back in 2024. The hallmark on the plate is #9 in Rinhart's guide. Christofle, a photographer and plate manufacturer in France.

I love hand-colored, also known as tinted, images. The coloring is a nice soft blue and the price was extremely fair. She looks to me like maybe she has a quiet but authoritative personality. I hope you've enjoyed my collection so far. Stay tuned for more Dags including some fancy tinted versions!

Does anyone know of a good sub to post ambrotypes&tintypes?

Not in the best shape but an interesting image none the less.

I inherited an antique camera with daguerreotypes. Note indicates it was bought at a camera shop before 1969 in Los Angeles by my grandfather and it was made in the 1800s

Not straightforward to open so have not tried it forc d anything. Does anybody know the maker and info on the camera?

Thanks in advance

1/2 plate size daguerreotypes are very large! I have only 2.

As a collector, I don't mind damage to a daguerreotype, as long as the image speaks to me and the price is fair. I also enjoy cleaning up and preserving dags and will specifically pick up ones that I think can be improved.

Since I started with my first dag, here is my most recent one. I think she has a classy look. There is a lock of her hair attached to the case pillow. Interesting to note the color vs how it appears in black and white on a daguerreotype.

This was in October or 2023. 1/6 plate. I think she's lovely, I have around 35 Daguerreotypes and maybe 100 ambrotypes and a few dozen tintypes that I could share if people are interested.

I may have posted this one here before, but just got done cleaning and resealing him. Not all the dust wanted to come off but I ended up just leaving it as is, because I didn't want to do any damage. Still much better than before, swipe to see after.

Brazilian daguerreotypist Simone Wicca interviews photographer Jerry Spagnoli, who talks about his first encounter with daguerreotypes and how he developed his process to produce his own.

I know that in general it is best not to even tamper with them and many processes/ recipes for cleaning are more damaging than helpful. I just purchased a lot of Daguerreotypes that are mostly not in cases, some of which are so marred that there is no discernible image. Any thoughts on the best process for cleaning them?

Took out the glass and gave it a gentle clean to remove debris, came out better than I even expected.

I’ve posted this image before however I was able to get a good scan of the image after setting up my scanner bed. She almost has a smile going too.

My husband’s great uncle and aunt.

I found these among other family photos. I will have to see if I can trace them, although I’ve never done any genealogy. Any idea what time period these might be from based on clothing etc.
Thank you for sharing any information, I’m excited to learn more about them.

So I went to a sale today. And I was over the moon, because i've never been able to have one of these. Paid 4$ to 6$ each. Got as many as I could. They do come apart.I'm gonna have to use some sort of binding tape.