Standing man with hand on hip, daguerreotype portrait – Vintage Photo Print
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Few images capture their era like this historic photograph of Standing man with hand on hip, daguerreotype portrait. Drawn from the Snapshots of the Past archive, it is an authentic piece of documented history.
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Standing man with hand on hip, daguerreotype portrait
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A standing man rests one hand on his hip in this daguerreotype, a pose that was common in 1851 portraiture, when studio photographers often used a posed body and a steady gaze to convey confidence and respectability. Daguerreotypes were made on silvered copper plates, so each image is a single, unique object that reflects light differently depending on the viewing angle, and the mirror-like surface can shift from positive to negative as you move. Exposures in this era often ran for several seconds or longer, so sitters held still with the help of head rests and posing stands. The format was popular in the early 1850s before paper-based processes gained ground, making portraits like this one a useful record of how people chose to present themselves.
| Created / published | 1851 |
|---|---|
| Original scan | 3,284 × 4,096 px · prints to 11 × 14 in at 300 dpi |
| Reference | 590_George_Cunnabell_Howard_1851 |
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