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How long did a photo take in 1861?

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Anonymous

14y ago
Updated: 8/19/2019

A technique on the rise in the early 1860's, wet process Collodion negatives could be exposed as quickly as a few seconds. That's not to say there weren't some longer-exposure Daguerrotype and other processes still in use, but by this point they were well into their decline.

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