daguerreotypist
Silver plate portraitist
A daguerreotypist was a photographer who specialized in making daguerreotypes, the earliest commercially successful photographic process, popular from the 1840s through the 1860s.
These practitioners operated portrait studios where customers sat for exposures that could last several minutes, requiring subjects to remain perfectly still.
The term is now purely historical, appearing mainly in discussions of early photography or Victorian-era portraiture.
State of being unprotected
- mercuryLiquid metallic element
- iodineAntiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- silveredGiven reflective coating
- copperReddish-brown metallic element
plate · vapor · polish · sensitize · develop · fuming · gilding · fixing
Given reflective coating
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectiveCasting back light
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
- sheenSoft surface luster
tarnish · reverse · unique · one-of-a-kind · ethereal · delicate · shimmer · luminous
Temporary child caretaker
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- portraitArtistic depiction of someone
profile · countenance · visage · subject · patron · memento · heirloom · miniature
Irish-origin proper name
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- earlyOccurring before expected
- inventorCreator of original devices
exposure
State of being unprotected
- mercuryLiquid metallic element
- iodineAntiseptic element, atomic fifty-three
- silveredGiven reflective coating
copper · plate · vapor · polish · sensitize · develop · fuming · gilding · fixing · buffing
silvered
Given reflective coating
- mirrorReflective viewing surface
- reflectiveCasting back light
- lustrousSoftly bright, reflective
sheen · tarnish · reverse · unique · one-of-a-kind · ethereal · delicate · shimmer · luminous · tonal
sitter
Temporary child caretaker
- likenessVisual similarity or representation
- poseDeliberate bodily arrangement
- commissionPayment for services rendered
portrait · profile · countenance · visage · subject · patron · memento · heirloom · miniature · case
Brady
Irish-origin proper name
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- earlyOccurring before expected
inventor · precursor · originator · groundbreaker · nineteenth-century
antique
Old valued collectible
archive · preservation · collector · auction · rare · fragile · deterioration · foxing · case · provenance
daguerreotypistpainter
One who applies pigment
portrait painter · miniaturist · illustrator · sketch artist · muralist