Daguerreotype

A daguerreiotype is one of the earliest forms of photography in the 1800s

8 weeks to opening of new exhibit: ALTER EGOS

2024-07-19T11:42:25-04:00July 19th, 2024|art photography, Daguerreotype, fine-art photography, Morristown, Phil Cantor, Photography, portraits|

My one-man show called ALTER EGOS is 8 weeks away at the Berkshire Hathaway Gallery in Montclair. ALTER EGOS is a collection of black-and-white portraits that spotlight regular folks who, when they step away from their everyday world, dive headfirst into their passions with wild enthusiasm. Each photo in this series shows the quirky and creative sides of these individuals as they transform into their vibrant alter egos. All photographs were shot on film on [...]

Why people didn’t smile in olden days.

2024-05-03T16:59:30-04:00April 27th, 2020|art photography, Daguerreotype, Family portraits, fine-art photography, History of photography|

As I sit around at home during this quiet time, I got to thinking about why people didn't smile in old photos. In the old days, cameras were slow and a single exposure would be several seconds long. If anyone moved, the photograph would be blurry, so as a result, everyone had to stay very still. This resulted in portraits having everyone in an unnaturally stiff pose, and it's why we think of people in [...]

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