daguerreotypist
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- noun
- /dəˈɡɛrəˌtaɪpɪst/
- Archaic
- In 1850, Louis Agassiz, a distinguished Harvard professor of natural science, commissioned J. T. Zealy, a South Carolina daguerreotypist, to take pictures of the faces and bodies of black slaves.
Examples
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Cook began his travels as an itinerant daguerreotypist throughout the South in late 1845.
Academic text (2008) -
For a time, no one was present, so I examined the many examples of the daguerreotypist's art, and they were frankly amazing.
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The quandary facing the potential daguerreotypist is that there is no guarantee of even the most ordinary results without considerable experimentation.
Academic text (1996) -
The hands-on instruction by Ken Nelson and Grant Romer would save the would-be daguerreotypist months, perhaps years of trial and error.
Academic text (1996) -
Only a few days before John Mifflin offered his daguerreotypes in Augusta, another artist-daguerreotypist and his partner announced their services in a Savannah, Georgia, newspaper.
Academic text (2008) -
A daguerreotypist named A.D. Gale practiced as a photographer in Camden, South Carolina, in March 1850, then worked as an operator for Cook in his Charleston studio, probably early in 1851.
Academic text (2008) -
The daguerreotypist set up his equipment in the park to capture portraits of passersby.
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Becoming a daguerreotypist requires a deep understanding of chemistry and lighting techniques.
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In the 19th century, a skilled daguerreotypist could create stunning portraits that showcased the detail of his subjects.
Synonyms
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A person who takes pictures with a camera, often as a job
How Specialized
- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
daguerreotypist = daguerreotype (transparent) = daguerreotype + ist
The productive agentive suffix '-ist' straightforwardly yields 'a person who makes or practices daguerreotypes'.
Etymology
Daguerreotypist comes from the name of the French inventor Daguerre and the part type (from a word meaning 'image' or 'impression'), plus -ist for a person who does something. So a daguerreotypist is literally a person who makes daguerreotype images — an early kind of photographer.