hirohhhh Posted January 23, 2022 Share #1 Posted January 23, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) Can someone figure out what’s this process? The photo is taken around 1938-1940. Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! 1 Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328912-what-process/?do=findComment&comment=4365073'>More sharing options...
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Leica28 Posted January 23, 2022 Share #2 Posted January 23, 2022 Hard to tell but maybe a Daguerreotype? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted January 23, 2022 Author Share #3 Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Could be. Not sure, I never saw daguerrotype photograph in person. I found interesting the way they sharpened eyes Welcome, dear visitor! As registered member you'd see an image here… Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! Edited January 23, 2022 by hirohhhh Link to post Share on other sites Simply register for free here – We are always happy to welcome new members! ' data-webShareUrl='https://www.l-camera-forum.com/topic/328912-what-process/?do=findComment&comment=4365204'>More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted January 24, 2022 Share #4 Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) Difficult to tell without being able to inspect the surface of the picture and feel it and examine the back. How thick is it? Is it on paper? How big is it? Where was it taken? Looks mid European? who are the people? How did you decide the date? Very unlikely to be a Daguerreotype, the faces look too light to be a Daguerreotype or tintype but might be something similar produced by itinerant travelling photographers on some form of paper. Edited January 24, 2022 by Pyrogallol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Hilo Posted January 24, 2022 Share #5 Posted January 24, 2022 To me the process looks like it was a moment of terror, almost as freaky as all saying cheese !!!!! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
250swb Posted January 24, 2022 Share #6 Posted January 24, 2022 (edited) If the photo is genuinely 1939 it is highly unlikely/impossible to be a Daguerreotype. Unless there is some direct evidence when the photo was made and not a wild guess it's hard to say without looking at the print. Photos have always been retouched to sharpen details or spot out dust. My wild guess from the clothing would be European 1920 - 1940 and a normal print on silver emulsion paper. Edited January 24, 2022 by 250swb Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ornello Posted January 25, 2022 Share #7 Posted January 25, 2022 Advertisement (gone after registration) 1 hour ago, 250swb said: If the photo is genuinely 1939 it is highly unlikely/impossible to be a Daguerreotype. Unless there is some direct evidence when the photo was made and not a wild guess it's hard to say without looking at the print. Photos have always been retouched to sharpen details or spot out dust. My wild guess from the clothing would be European 1920 - 1940 and a normal print on silver emulsion paper. Yes, and possible sepia toning. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirohhhh Posted January 25, 2022 Author Share #8 Posted January 25, 2022 This is around 1940, plus minus a year or two. My grandfather was born in 1934 and he's the kid in the right corner. It was East Europe during the WWII occupation, where half of the people in the photo died within few years after the photo was taken. My wife actually found this photo in a dusty attic and thought it was a great picture that has to be preserved, so she moved it to the house and I'm surprised it was in a decent condition considering it was stored so badly. The size is around 50x40cm, my best guess. It looks like it's mounted on a thick cardboard, but it's not glued or anything, looks more like hot mount, but I don't know what process they used back then. I don't have the photo with me as I was just visiting the Europe for a couple days. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fotoklaus Posted January 25, 2022 Share #9 Posted January 25, 2022 (edited) Looks like usual Baryt Paper. Maybe it has a bit more "colour" over the decades, than it had back then. Edited January 25, 2022 by Fotoklaus Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pyrogallol Posted January 25, 2022 Share #10 Posted January 25, 2022 Given the when and where, it is an historic document that needs to be preserved and maybe shared with appropriate collections. As a relatively large print it is almost certainly a professional job, possibly a studio picture with a studio background arranged to look like an outside setting, or taken outside if no studio lighting was available? Taken on orthochromatic plate/film material, which gives the look of the skin and clothing tones. If it was possible to remove the picture from the frame without damaging it there may be a photographer's name on the mount somewhere. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
M.Hilo Posted January 25, 2022 Share #11 Posted January 25, 2022 2 hours ago, Pyrogallol said: If it was possible to remove the picture from the frame without damaging it there may be a photographer's name on the mount somewhere. Or simply stamped on the verso of the print. I would also not be surprized you will find the AGFA logo printed all over the verso. Or even the name of the specific paper. Agfa Brovira or one of the others. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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