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This was a straight fashion shoot image shot on a 5D2 with a profoto BD against a white wall. I fiddled with PS to come up with a Daguerrotype look. What do you think? Any constructive criticism is welcome.  Jun 04 10 03:22 am Link I've actually done a few Daguerreootype prints. But to digitize it? Probably easier to actually do it for real. http://z.about.com/d/inventors/1/0/u/3/ … pe1839.jpg http://rlv.zcache.com/abe_lincoln_dague … z0_400.jpg Jun 04 10 03:29 am Link But that's not a bad effort though. Jun 04 10 03:36 am Link thanks, though it's not easier just to do. for starters, you need the camera, plates, dark room, chemicals. and then there's the issue that the chemicals used to poison the people who used them. Jun 04 10 03:39 am Link Martin Kunert wrote: Hence why my university try's to talk students out of doing it. But we have a professor who specialized in alternative processes who will teach it if we request it. Jun 04 10 03:58 am Link cool school Jun 04 10 08:33 am Link Martin Kunert wrote: I think what you mostly lack in the picture is the texture that is giving the other the look. additionally do they have a wider range of brightness values, while your image is pretty dark and lacks highlights. Jun 04 10 09:50 am Link I did an experiment once, the Civil War re-enactors have a live fire event here every Jan.( including shooting cannons at targets!!;-), I shot a group shot of one of the companies. In processing (digital) I blew out the contrast, I then printed the photo on a clear acetate, then laid the print over a sheet of reflective window tint! Ersatz daguerreotype!! Try it!! Jun 04 10 10:05 am Link I have a flickr set of tintypes I bought on ebay and scanned at very high resolution, if you'd like a good, close look at them. http://www.flickr.com/photos/digitalart … 207773381/ Feel free to extract any holes, scratches, rough edges, etc from them if you see a use in your work. You may need a flickr account to see them at full resolution; I'm not sure. Jun 04 10 10:34 am Link Martin Kunert wrote: I cannot be constructive about that image. Jun 04 10 05:00 pm Link Martin Kunert wrote: You are a long way from a Daguerrotype. I have done this, back in the 1950's My suggestion is to stay far away, These are chemicals that will send up big danger signals and could cause you to spend a long vacation in an Island south of Florida. Jun 04 10 05:09 pm Link MisterC wrote: thanks Jun 04 10 10:55 pm Link thanks to all for the feed back. much appreciated. i'm taking down the image. Jun 04 10 10:55 pm Link Harold Rose wrote: I'd like to have some of whatever "chemicals" you're on. Jun 05 10 01:15 pm Link |
