What did the daguerreotype process primarily use?
Ink
Silver plates
Canvas
Digital sensors
Answer
Silver plates were the primary material used in the daguerreotype process, an early photographic technique invented by Louis Daguerre in the 1830s. The process involved exposing a silver-plated copper sheet to light, creating a latent image that was then developed using mercury vapor. The resulting image was a direct positive, meaning it did not require a negative to produce multiple copies.
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