You might ask why the logo of Google today turns to the one you can see in the following image below, right? It is because this Friday, November 18, 2011, the company honored the 224th birthday of Louis Daguerre. And what is the contribution of this man in our history? He is the inventor of daguerreotype photographic process which become a worldwide commercially and successful imaging technology during of his time.
It was a great invention that really captured the hearts of others photographers as well different artists in the media industry. Louis used a silvered copper plate which is called Sheffield from a heated foil which is also look like a mirror. According to our source, this material becomes a widely used camera paraphernalia from where the image captured was directly projected in the surface of this metal-like piece of shiny and thin object.
However, daguerreotype is a fragile process which can ruin your precious moments at that time because of its light sensitivity. That is why, most of the historical photographers need to follow a few important protocols in taking a picture. Chevalier is the first and pioneering lenses that take advantage of this technology which also added a few other chemical formula to enhance its capability.
Going back to the early life of Louis, he was born in France. He mastered his theatrical illusion which probably gave him the idea to bring out his own invention to that field. Aside from Daguerreotype, he also invented Diorama in Paris, a mobile theatrical device which can depict a certain historical background of a certain event.
These are just the important things about Louis Daguerre but of course, you can try to look around to know more aside from these few words of ours. Discover the other things about him and be inspired by his contribution to humanity.