photography, history of — Introduction method of recording the image of an object through the action of light, or related radiation, on a light sensitive material. The word, derived from the Greek photos (“light”) and graphein (“to draw”), was first used in the… … Universalium
Daguerreotype — Da*guerre o*type (d[.a]*g[e^]r [ o]*t[imac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} ( t[imac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daguerreotyping} ( t[imac] p[i^]ng).] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. [1913 Webster] 2. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Daguerreotyped — Daguerreotype Da*guerre o*type (d[.a]*g[e^]r [ o]*t[imac]p), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Daguerreotyped} ( t[imac]pt); p. pr. & vb. n. {Daguerreotyping} ( t[imac] p[i^]ng).] 1. To produce or represent by the daguerreotype process, as a picture. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Hand-colouring — refers to any of a number of methods of manually adding colour to a black and white photograph or other image to heighten its realism. Typically, water colours, oils and other paints or dyes are applied to the image surface using brushes, fingers … Wikipedia
daguerreotype — daguerreotyper, daguerreotypist, n. daguerreotypic /deuh gair euh tip ik, ee euh tip /, adj. daguerreotypy, n. /deuh gair euh tuyp , ee euh tuyp /, n., v., daguerreotyped, daguerreotyping. n. 1. an obsolete photographic process, invented in 1839 … Universalium
Photography in Denmark — Peter Faber: Ulfeldts Plads (1840), Denmark s oldest photograph on record … Wikipedia
daguerreotype — /dəˈgɛrətaɪp/ (say duh geruhtuyp) noun 1. an early photographic process (invented in 1839) in which the impression was made on a silver surface sensitised to the action of light by iodine, and then developed by mercury vapour. 2. a picture so… …
daguerreotype — ☆ daguerreotype [də ger′ō tīp΄, də ger′ē ōtīp΄ ] n. [after Louis J. M. Daguerre (1789 1851), Fr painter who developed the method] 1. a photograph made by an early method on a plate of chemically treated metal 2. this method vt. daguerreotyped,… … English World dictionary
daguerreotypy — ˌtīpē noun ( es) : the art or process of producing daguerreotypes * * * daguerreˈotypy noun The art of daguerreotyping • • • Main Entry: ↑daguerreotype … Useful english dictionary
da|guerre|o|typ|ing — «duh GEHR uh TY pihng, ee uh », noun. the making of a daguerreotype: »A number of leading scientists interested themselves in daguerreotyping (Scientific American) … Useful english dictionary