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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Figtree3, post: 133082, member: 33&quot;]Sounds like a daguerreotype to me. I don&#039;t know what the damage is, but there are professionals who will do this for a fee. I have never had a damaged one repaired, but did have the glass cleaned by a professional on a dag that I did not want to take apart. And it looks so much clearer now that the cover glass was cleaned!</p><p><br /></p><p>If this is a photo of a relative, you may want to make the investment to have it restored, if that is possible.</p><p><br /></p><p>About taking photos of them, I&#039;m not extremely good at it but have found that if I wear a long-sleeved top that is completely black, that helps. There are avid collectors who have more elaborate camera setups. One of them uses a black card with a hole cut in it for the camera lens, and they also use raking light (light coming from slightly above and to the side). And they use two lights, one on each side. I have not set it up like that, but considered it. Also, even if you wear a black sweater your hands, or anything of another color, will reflect in a dag&#039;s surface. Sometimes if you take it from a slight angle that might help.</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;m not the greatest photographer of daguerreotypes but usually can get a somewhat visible one that might be adequate for your purposes.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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