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Other ways of making photographic images on metal plates, such as fintypes and ferrotypes, were developed rapidly after the advent of the daguerreotype, They quickly eclipsed it in popu

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10 The word feaise in the passage is

closest in meaning to

(A) explain

(B) provide

(C) avoid

(D) refuse

The Veneration of Trees

in The Golden Bough, his classic catalog of mythologies, Sir James George Frazer extensively documents the significance of trees in world religion His chapters on tree spirits roam from Northern Europe to the Fastern Seaboard of what is now the United States to the islands of the Pacific Despite the lack of contact among these regions, the veneration

of trees united them The woods that covered reas ot Europe and North America, particularly, were difficult to @ and dangerous

to cross, It was not a great mental leap for people to see the trees that populated them as embodiments of the natural forces that governed their lives

On the basis of Frazer's classification, one can derive three loose stages

of tree worship In the first, a society sees the tree as the physical body

of the spirit that inhabits it, much as the human body can be seen as

housing the mind It is known that both the Celtic and the Germanic tribes that inhabited ancient Northern Europe regarded certain trées as sacred, setting them apart by species (as the Druids worshipped oaks)

of by location (the way certain natural groves were regarded as natural temples or sacred spaces in what is now Germany) Early on, each of these trees was regarded as an animate being with both spirit and body

it had a distinct identity, like an individual person This suggests that it was believed to have the same impulses and reactions as the people who venerated it

Accordingly, ancient peoples had elaborate taboos designed fo avoid causing offense to trees These taboos were taken very seriously In some places, one could be punished Severely for injuring the bark of a tree

ot stealing its fruit Before a tree was felled for human use, woodcutters _ i many world cultures would offer it both apologies and thanks for the resources it was about to provide them This was necessary to avoid insulting the tree and inviting bad fortune It was also the case, however, that injuries were said to cause suffering to trees as they did to people

{n some societies, it was claimed that trees cry out in pain when struck

of cut into A tree’s spirit and body are considered inseparable in this first stage

A society makes a leap in sophistication and reaches Frazer's second stage when it begins to regard them as separate Thal is, the spirit exists independently of the physical tree, even if it chooses to dwell there most

of the time, The same spirit may thus take up residence in any tree of a

forest: it is not killed when an individual tree is cut down itis not EớU8đ,

Mĩ a singls tree but rather stands for a group The distinction may seem small, but it is a'significant first step toward symbolic thinking A forest, after all, is more than the sum of its parts It encompasses not only its trees bul also the animals and brush that flourish among them The dangers of the forest are hidden; a traveler may of may not encounter them on a given journey To think about a tree spirit identified with the forest as a whole, therefore, people had to think about phenomena that were removed from †hem in time and space—@#3 #6: § Such a tree spitit represented the potential and abstract rather than the concrete and immediate

That transition is completed in the third stage Liberated from each other, trees and their spirits can begin to be seen as symbols and embodiments

of other natural procasses of significance to primitive life: the power of weather and seasons to produce good or bad harvests, the mysteries

of childbirth and disease At that point, the veneration of trees reaches its stage of greatest complexity Societies in both Eastern Europe and the South Pacific nted ceremonial offerings to trees in the hopes

that they would §sRiS# rain and sunshine Women who hoped to bear

children might be instructed to embrace special treas thought to give fertility The appearance of these beliefs, in which the fruitfulness of trees suggests the fruitfulness of harvests and family-building, indicates that a society has made its first steps toward symbolic and abstract thinking

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11 According to paragraph 5 of the

passage, ancient peoples saw

special meaning in

(A) the ability of trees to bear

fruit

(BỊ the three stages in the life

cycle of a tree

(C) trees that required little rain

and sun

(D) the raising of trees’ by

women

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The Venernilen of Tress

(n| The Golden Bough, his classic catalpg of mythologies, Sir James

George Frazer extensively documents the significance of tress in world

religion, His chapters ari tree:spirits roam trom Northern Europe to the Eastern Seaboard ot what 1s now the Utiited ‘States to the islands af the Pacific Despite the lack of contact among these regions, the yeneralion

of trees united them: The woods thal covered: large areas of Europe and

North America, pafticularly, were difficult to 6#;

lọ crnsS It was not a.great mental leap for peopte to-see the trees [ha

poptllated them as embodiments of the natural forces that governed theif

lives:

On the basis of Frazer's classification, one.can derive three loase stages

of trep warship; In the first, @ society sees he tres as the physical body

of the spirit that inhabits if, muct as tie human body car be seen as

housing the mind It is known that both the Celtic andiflte Germanic

iribes that inhabited anclent Northern Europe regarded certain tiees:as

sacred, setling them apart by spevigs (as the Druids worshipped: cals)’

0f by location (the way certain natural groves: were Tegarded a natural femples‘or sacred spaces in what is now Gerinany).Eacly on, eact of

these treus was regarded as an animate belng with both snirit and body:

Irheda distinct identity, like an individual person, This suggests that it was helieved to have the same impulses and reactions as:(he peaple whip

venerated it

Accordingly, ancient peoples had elaborate taboos designed to avoid causing offense to trees: These tahons were taken vary seriously In same

places one could be punished ieaiieiy for injuring the bark of a trea

or Stealing lis Iruit: Before a tree was tailed for human use, weodcuters inj many.world cultures: would offer It both apologiescand thanks for the Tesaurces Il Was about to provide therm This was necessary to avoid insulting the hee and inviting had fortune Jt was also the case, huwever, That injuries were said to case suffering ta treasias they did (o people | SOMeé societies, itwas claimed that trees ory aut in pain when struck:or cut into A free's spirit and body are considased Insaparable in this first stage

A society makes 2 leap insophisticalion and reaches Frazer's sacond

Stage when it begins-to regard them as separate: Thats, the spirit exists

independently of the physical tres, even it it chooses to dwell there most

of the lime The same spirit may thus take up residance In any tree ofa

forest itis net killed when an individual tree is cut down It is rot Sega

i 2-single tree but rather stands for a group The distinction may seem small, but Il isa significant first step toward symbdfic thitking A.torest,

after all, is mora-than the: sum of its parts It'ercampasses prot-only its

trees but also the-animals:and brush that flourish among ihem The

dangers of ths forest are hidden, a traveler mayor may nat encounter

them on 4 given journey To (hink about a tree:spifil identified with the forestas a whole; therefore, people had to think about [I6femess lui

were removed: from them in time and spare—# ¿Ki Sucit 4 tree spici{ represented the potential and nan the concrete and immediate:

> That transition is completed In the third stage |Liberated fromeach

other, trees.and their epirits:can-bepin to be-seen as symbols and

ambadiments ot other natural processes of significance to primitive Site:

the power of weather and Seasons te protic good or bad harvests, the:

Thysterias of childbirth and disease At that point, the veneration of trees reaches ite'stage of greatest complexity Societies in both Eastem Europe

and the South Pacific presented ceremonial afferings te trees int the hopes

that thay would i rain and sunshine, Women who hoped to hear children might be instructed to embrace’special frees thought ta give

fertility, The appearance of these:baliets, inwhich tha truitfulness af trees

suggests the fruitiulness af harvests:and family-building, indicates that a

Society has made its first stans ‘toward Symbolig:and ahstract:thinking

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12 Directions: An introductory sentence for a brief summary of the passage IS

provided below Completethe summary by selecting the THREE answer choices that express the most important ideas in the passage Some sentences do not belong in the summary because they express ideas that are not presented in the passage or are minor ideas in the passage This question is worth 2 points

Three basic levels of tree worship can be observed in The Golden Bough

Answer Choices

lt was forbidden to cut down certain trees

because they would be seriously offended at

being injured

Ancient Germans believed certain groves were sacred and used them as temples, but Druids venerated the oak tree in particular

Certain peoples came to believe that tree

spirits were independent of individual trees

and instead represented a whole forest

Some societies believed each tree had an

individual spirit, the way a human being has

a distinct mind

More is known about the ceremonies of Europe

than about the ceremonies of North America

and the South Pacific A basis for abstract thinking was achieved

when tree spirits were believed to control natural forces such as crops and human fertility

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Daguerreotypes Only a small number of professional photographers ever had any practical experience

as daguerreotypists, those technicians who made photographs through the aguerreniyne process

By strictest definition, th juerreotype process

mid-1800s Other ways of making photographic images on metal plates, such as fintypes and

ferrotypes, were developed rapidly after the advent of the daguerreotype, They quickly eclipsed it in popularity Today, the surviving photographs produced by these.methods are

often referred to as daguerreotypes,, but that designation is incorrect

lt is not surprising that photography enthusiasts began looking for alternatives to the-

daguerreotype almost immediately The materials

it required were both expensive—the plates contained silver and one of the devsloping solutions Contained gold—and extremely risk Strict adherence to §

was necessary in order to avoid poisoning by noxious gases

The steps involved in preparing and exposing a daguerreotype were as laborious and frustrating

as they were hazardous, Images were recorded

on copper plates to which several thin coats of

silver had been applied After being fastened

to wooden blocks, the plates were scoured with alcohol and squares of soft flannel Since even one speck of dust could easily create a

deep enough groove to render the final image

worthless, they had to be perfectly buffed The plates were then bathed in solutions of bromine

and iodine The thin layer of bromo-iodine that

formed on them made them sensitive to light at which point they were reacly for exposure

After exposure, the plates were dipped alternately

in heated mercury and freezing-cold water The

meroury vapors helped i the images to the plates

THE PRINCETON REVIEW TOEFL iBT PRACTICE TEST MM 383

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and developed them The chilled water kept the plates from breaking up during

The daguerreotypists next applied hydrosulfate soda to the plate surfaces to dissolve any bromo- iodine that had not been exposed to light and brushed them with a solution of gold and chlorine

to brighten the images and sharpen their black- white contrast

There were difficulties for thie daguerreotypists’

customers too The expense of materials and - labor was passed on to them in the form of very high prices Only the rich could easily afford to sit for a daguerreotype portrait For those of |

a daguerreotype was a once-in-a- lifetime treat Additionally, daguerreotype plates required long exposures, from 8 to 20 minutes,

in order to yield high-quality images Chairs and tables with special support were designed to help those posing for portraits to remain absolutely still throughout the exposure time If they did not, the resulting image would be blurred Not even the cleverest such design, of course, could compensate for the need of the human eye to blink periodically

For all the disadvantages involved in making daguerreotypes, no one could argue with the finished product when things went well The process recorded textural detail with a realism that still seems shocking The sheen of satin and the dull, heavy nap of flannel are easily distinguished Those posing for daguerreotypes tired after trying to maintain the same facial expression for minutes at a time; the result was that their features often relaxed into an attractive thoughtfulness

The incentive to develop a photographic process that retained the advantages of the daguerreotype without the disadvantages was thus powerful The substitute with the most lasting popularity was the ferrotype or tintype, which

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used ari enarriel-coaied jron plate, Ferrotypes became popular with photographers who

set up Sialls at street fairs.and inexpensive resorts because Hey could be exposed and

developed very quickly lron plates were also much less expensive than copper plates, and

ihe resulting photographs were less fragilé than

dagquerreotypes On the other hand, iron, unlike

copper, could rust if not properly stored Many

old ferratypes were destroyed by long-term

display in hot and moist environments

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13 Which of the following can be

inferred from paragraph 1 of the

passage?

(A) Some photographs are

called daguerreotypes inaccurately

(B) Daguerreotypes were

popular for most of the 1800s

(C) Not all daguerreotypes were

made by technicians

(D) Tintypes and ferrotypes

were the first kinds of photographs

Paragraph 1 is marked with an arrow

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Daguerraotypes

=} Only a small number of professional photographers ever had any practical experience as daquerreotypists, those leona who made photographs through the daguerreotype proce trictest definition, the daguerreotype process was common for

mid-1800s Other ways of making photographic images on metal plates, such as tintypes and ferrotypes, were developed rapidly after the advent

of the daguerreotype, They quickly eclipsed it in popularity Today, the surviving photographs produced by these methods are often referred to as daquerreotypes, but that designation is incorrect

tis not surprising that photography enthusiasts began looking for alternatives to the daguerreotype almost immediately, The materiais it required were both expensive—the plates contained silver and one.of _ the developing soluti niained gold—and extremely risky Strict

poisoning by noxious gases

The steps involved in preparing and exposing a daguerreotype were as laborious and frustrating as they were hazardous images were recorded

on copper plates to which several thin coats of silver had been applied

Aiter being fastened to wooden blocks, the plates were scoured with alcohol and squares of soft flannel Since even one speck of dust could easily create a deep enough groove to render the final image worthless, they had to be perfectly buffed The plates were then bathed in solutions of bromine and iodine: The thin layer of bromo-iodine that formed on them made them sensitive to tight, al which point they were ready for exposure

After exposure, the plates were dipped alternately in heated mercury and freezing-cold water The mercury vapors helped fix the images to the plates and developed them, The chilled water kept the plates from breaking

i Sử The daguerreotypists next applied hydrosulfate soda to the plate surfaces to dissolve any bromo-iodine that had not been exposed to light and brushed them with a solution of gold and chiorine to brighten the images and sharpen their black-white contrast

There were difficulties for the daquerreotypists’ customers too The expense of materials and labor was passed on to them in the form of very high prices Only the rich could easily afford to sit fora daguerreotype

in-a-lifetime treat, Additionally, daguerreotype plates required long exposures, from 8 to 20 minutes, in order to yield high-quality images

Chairs and tables with special: support were designed to help those posing for portraits to remain absolutely stil! throughout the exposure time If they did not, the resulting image would be blurred Not even the cleverest such design, of course, could compensate for the need of the human eye

to blink periodically

For all the disadvantages invotved in making daguerreotypes, fo one could argue with the finished product when things went well The process recorded textural detail with a realism that stilf seems shocking The sheen

of satin‘and the dull, heavy nap of flannel are easily distinguished Those posing for daguerreotypes tired after trying to maintain the same facial expression for minutes ala time; the result was that their features often relaxed into an attractive thoughtfulness

The incentive to develop a photographic process that retained the advantages of the daguerreotype without the disadvantages was thus powerful, The substitute with the most lasting popularity was the ferrotype or tintype, which used an enamel-coated iron plate Ferrotypes became popular with photographers who set upstalls at street fairs and inexpensive resorts because ffi could be exposed and developed very quickly iron plates were also much less expensive than copper plates, and the resulting photographs were less fragile than daquerreotypes,

On the other hand, iron, unlike copper, could rust if not properly stored

Many old ferrotypes were destroyed by long-term display in hot and moist

environments,

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14, The =

passage is Closest in meaning to

(A) at first

(B) additionally

(C) at most

(D) historically

Daguerrentypes

tụt 2 stall number of professiovial photographers evar had:any practical experience as: daquerreolypists, thase technicians who made eakarate ‘through the daguerreotype process, By iia ein the daguerreotype process was common fr 20 years inthe mid-1800s, Other wayssot making photographic images.on metal plates, Such as tintypes and férrotypes, were developed rapidly after the advent

ofthe daguerrastype They quickly eclipsed! It in popularity, Today, the

surviving photographs produced by these methods/are often referred to as:

daguereatyies; but hat designation is incorect

Cis: Rot surprising that photography: enthusiasts began leaking tor aliernafives ta the daguentsotype-almost immediately, The materials it required were botn expensive—the plates contained silver and oneof the developing at ii—and exiremely risky Striot

adherence to | ate was necessaly in order to-avoid

poisaning by noxious gases

The staps involved in preparing and exposing 4 daguerreotype were:as laborious and frustrating as they were-hazardous, Images were tecorded

an copper plates to: which several thin ceats-of silver had bean applied

After being fastened to wooden blocks, the plates were:scoured with alcohol and squares of soft flannel Since even one Speck of dust could easily creates deep enough gredveto render the tinal image worthless, they had fo be perfestly:butfed The plates were-then bathed in-salutions at

bromine and iodine The Hin layer of bromo-iodine thal formed on them

made [hem Sensitive to light, al which point they were ready fon exposure

After exposure; the plates were dipped alternately in heated mercuryand

freezing-cold water, The mercury vapors helped fi the images.to the

plates and developed them The chilled water kept the plates fram hreaking

i Te: daguerreolypists-next applied hydrosulfate- soda ta the plate surfaces Io dissalye any bromo-lodine that had not been exposed to light and brushed them with a sclulion of gold and chlorine ta brighten the images and shamen their black-white contrast,

There were difficullias for the daquerrentypisis’ customers too The

expense ol materials and Jabor was passed on lo them in the torm of very

high patices Only the ich could easily afford to sit tor ¢ daguerreotype

fa daquerrealype was @ once

ly

exposures, fram 8 t-20 minutes, in order ta yield hiigh- quality i images

Chairs and tables with special support were designed to help thase pesing tor portraits to remain absolutely still throughout the exposure time If they did frat, the resulting image would be-blurred Noi ever the cleverest such design, of course, could compensate for the:need of fhe human eve

to blink perioditally:

Forall the tisadvantages (nvolved in making daguerteotypes, no one

could argue with the finished product wher things went well The process recorded textural detail with a realism that still seems shacking, The sheen

of satin and the:dull, heavy nap of flannel are easily distinguished Those posing far daguerreatypes tired ater trying to maintain the-sametacial

expression for minutes at a'time; the resull was that their features often relaxed ints an altractive thoughtfulness

The incentive ta develop a photographic process: thal retained (fie

advantages of the: daguerreotype withaut the disadvantages was thus powerful The-substitute with the most lasting- popularity was the

farrolype-dr tintype, whieh used an enamel-coaied iron plate Ferrotypes

became popular.witty photographers who set up’stalls at street fairs and

inexpensive resorts because (ey could be exposed and developed very

quickly, [ron plates were also much less expensive than copper plates,

and the resuiting photographs were less fragile than daguerreotypes:

On the other hand, iron, unlike copper, could rust if not properly stored

Many old ferrotypes were destroyed by long-term display In hat and moist environments;

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15 Why does the author mention

(A) To contrast daguerreotypists

with true scientists (B) To argue that daguerreotypists

influenced other fields (C) To give an example of an

expensive material (D) To indicate how dangerous

daguerreotype making was

Daguerreotypss Only a smail number of professional photographers ever had any practical experience as daguerreotypists, those technicians who made photographs through the daguerreotype process By strictest definition, the daguerreotype process was common for i 2 mid-1800s Other ways of making photographi

such as tintypes and ferrotypes, were developed rapidly after the advent

of the daguerreotype They quickly eclipsed it in popularity Today, the surviving photographs produced by these methods are often referred to as daquerreotypes, but that designation is incorrect

Itis nol surprising that photography enthusiasts began looking for alternatives to the daguerteatype almost immediately The materials it required were both expensive—the plates contained silver and one of - the developing solutions contained gold—and extremely risky, Strict adherence to § was necessary in order to avoid poisoning by no

The steps involved in preparing and exposing a daguerreotype were as laborious’and frustrating as they were hazardous Images were recorded

on copper plates to which several thin coats of silver had been apptied

After being fastened to wooden blocks, the plates were scoured with alcohol and squares of soft flannel Since even one speck of dust could easily create a deep enough groove to render the final image worthless, they had to be perfectly buffed The plates were then bathed in solutions of bromine and iodine The thin layer of bromo-iodine that formed on them made them:sensitive to light, at which point they were ready for exposure

After exposure, the plates were dipped altemately in heated mercury and

freezing-cold water The mercury vapors helped ff the images to the

plates and develo d them The chilled water kept the plates from breaking

up during & The daguerfeotypists next applied hydrosulfate soda to the plate surfaces to dissolve any bromo-iodine that had not been exposed fo light and brushed them with a solution of gold and chlorine to brighten the images and sharpen their black-white contrast

There were difficulties for the daguerreotypists' customers too The expense of materials and labor was passed on to them in the form of very high prices Only the tịch could ily afford to sit for a daguerreotype

š, ä daguerreotype was a once- in-a-lifetime treat Additionally, daguerreotype plates required long expasures, from 8 to 20 minutes, in order to yield high-quality images

Chairs and tables with special support were designed to help those posing for portraits to remain absolutely still throughout the exposure time If they did not; the resulting image would be blurred Not even the cleverest such design, of course, could compensate tor the need of the human eye

to blink periodically

For all the disadvantages involved in making daquerreotypes, no one could argue with the finished product when things went well, The process recorded textural detail with a realism that still seems shocking The sheen

of satin and the dull, heavy nap of flannel are easily distinguished Those posing for daguerreotypes tired after trying to maintain the same facial expression for minutes at a time; the result was that their features often relaxed into an attractive thoughtfulness

The incentive to develop a photographic process that retained the advantages of the daguerreotype without the disadvantages was thus powerful The substitute with the most lasting popularity was the ferrotype or tintype, which used an enamel-coated iron plate Ferrotypes became popular with photographers who set up stalls at street lairs and inexpensive resorts because fie could be exposed and developed very quickly, iron plates were also much less expensive than copper plates, and the resulting photographs were less fragile than daguerreotypes

On the other hand, iron, unlike copper, could rust if not properly stored

Many old ferrotypes were destroyed by tong-term display in hot and moist environments

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16 According to paragraph 3, why did

daguerreotype plates need to be

buffed carefully before exposure?

(A) Dust could harm the plate

surfaces

(B) People preferred highly

polished daguerreotypes

(C) Buffing made the chemicals

stick to the copper surface

(DỊ Asmosth surface was more

sensitive to light

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‘could aque with the finished product when things wentwell The process

Dagti9rropiypss Only.a sinall number af professional photographers ever Had any practical experience-as: daguerreolypists, thase technicians who made

ptiotographs througty the daguerreotype process By: siriclast definition,

the daguerréotype process: was common tor fay ;

mid=7800s Other ways of making photographic images on metal plaies,

such.as tintypes:and ferrotypes, were tleveloped zapidly alter the advent

of the: daguerreotype They quickly eclipsed itin papularity Today, the surviving photographs produced by these methods are often referred ta as

dagquerteotypas, bul that designation Is incorrect,

itis nat surprising that photography enthusiasts began looking for

alternatives to the daguerreotype alinjost immediately The materials it required were both expensive—the plates contained silver and one nf

the developing solutions contained goltt—and extremiely-risky Strict adherence to ‘was necessary in order taavoid

pðl$nning by noXi0tis gases

>>ïhe sfeps iftvolvof ìïI prepáring ad exp05ing 4 daguerreotype were.as

laborious and frustrating as they were hazardous Images were reaorded

On copper plates towhich several thin coats of silver had been applied

Ajter being fastened to.wenden blocks, the plates were scoured with

alechol and squares ot’satt flannel, Since even one speck ot dusticould easily create a deep enough groove to render the final image worthless,

they had to'be perfectly buffed, The plates were thert bathed ih solutions of

bromine atid iodine The-thin layerot bromo-iodine thal farmed on them ƒ made them Sensitive fo light, at which point they were ready for exposure [ After exposure, the plates were dipped alternately in heated mercury and freezing-cald water The mercury vapors helped fix the images to

the plates-and develop Thechilted water kept the plates trom

breaking up during i ñ, The daguerreotypists néxd applied

hydrosulfate soda lo the plate surfaces te dissolve-any bromo-indine (hat had-not been expased.to light and brushed them with a solution of gold and chloring'to brighten the images-and starpen their black-white

contrast

There were difticuities for the daquerreciypists cusiomers loo The expense: oF materials and labor was passed on to them tn the fon af very high prices Onty the tịch: could easily alford 10 sit for a daguerreotype

0rirait For Jhosenf E8: Ì á d200arieolype was 2 once-

in-a-lifetime treat: Additionally, daquerreatype plates required long exposures, {rom 6'to20 minutes, inorder to-yield high-quality images

Chairs and tables with special support were designed to help those

posing for portraits tir remain absolutely still throughout thie exposure

time, lf they did not, the resulting image would be blurred Not even the cleverest such design, of Course, could compensate for the need of the human eye-ta blink periodically:

Focal the-disactventages involved (ff making daquareotypes; no one

retorded textural detail with-a realism that still seems shocking: The sheen af 'Satin and the:dul, heavy nap‘of flannel ate easily distinguished

Those posing for daquerreotypes tired: atter trying to maintain the same

facial expressiun for minutes-al a tine; the result was thal their features often relaxed into:anialtractive thoughtfulness:

The incentive'te developa photographic process that refained the: a advantages of te daquerreotype wilhoul the disadvantages was thus of powerful, The substitute with the most lasting popularity wes the

fertotype or tintype,-which used.an enamel-coated iran plate Femotypes

becamepapular with pholographers:who set up stalls at street fairs and inexpensive resorts beacause fai could be exposed and developed very quickly Iron plales were'aiso: much (ass expensive thari copper plates, and Ihe resulting photographs were less fragile then daquerreatypes, _

On the othar hand, iron, uniike-copper, could rst if not properiy stored,

Many old ferrotypes were destroyed by long-term display in hotand moist environmerits

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