TheDagLab

Modern Daguerreotype Portrait Studio TheDagLab is one of only a handful of photography studios that produce authentic one-of-a-kind daguerreotypes.

Able to produce sixth, quarter, half and full plate daguerreotypes directly from life whether they are wedding portraits, family portraits, or any type of portrait intended as keepsakes for the customer or his or her loved one. Committing to 19th century photography techniques, California based photographer Eric Mertens, creates one of a kind daguerreotype portraits that embrace the analog in a di

gital age. Often constructing his own darkroom equipment by hand, Mertens insists on the most labor-intensive of processes as a means to a beautiful end. His daguerreotypes feature stunning detail and quality, suggesting reality in the most subtle ways – a sharp contrast to the often hyper-real, mainstream digital photography of today. Mertens’s series of Occupational Portraits recall notions of the 19th Century working class and early photography. By photographing subjects whose occupations and dress waver between the 20th and 21st centuries, each daguerreotype is infused with a sense of both the contemporary and the past, creating images that seem to exist in a time of their own. From teacher to showgirl, and musician to tattoo artist, Mertens’ portraits capture the true spirit of photography by using the daguerreotype to achieve the effect of “living” image, while playing homage to those before him as well as those amongst him. https://www.etsy.com/shop/TheDagLab

08/10/2024

If anyone is interested in acquiring a headstand let me know. I’m selling the two I have, great shape just a little dusty from being in storage.

09/26/2018

7th & Jefferson

06/20/2018

Nice to have enough to choose from. I think Olivia and Deven made the right choice!

04/28/2018

17th and Alice st Oakland
Full plate panoramic
Few issues, will try it again Monday

04/17/2018

The elusive daguerreotype cloud!

01/08/2018

Not too bad coming off a print made in 1970. Think he will like it.

Address

Oakland, CA
94601–94615, 94617–94624, 94649, 94659–94662, 94666

Website

http://www.EricMertens.com/

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