Daguerreotyped

/dəˈɡɛrioʊˌtaɪpt/ verb

Definition

Past tense: produced a daguerreotype photograph of someone or something.

Etymology

Regular past tense formation of 'daguerreotype' used as a verb, indicating the action of creating a daguerreotype image.

Kelly Says

Sitting for a daguerreotype was a serious undertaking—exposures took 15-30 minutes, so subjects had to stay perfectly still, which is why people looked so stern and formal in these early photographs.

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