The Daguerreotype and the Beginnings of Photography Jun 08, 2012 Michael Zhang George Eastman House released this video recently that provides a quick lesson on the history of the daguerreotype — the first commercially successful photographic process. Educational daguerreotype, educational, georgeeastmanhouse, historical, history, lesson Related Articles Google Doodle Honors Louis Daguerre, Father of Photography An Animated History of Photography from Camera Obscura to Camera Phones A Beautiful Video of the Daguerreotype Process How Recreating Early Daguerreotype Photographs Gave Us a Window to the Past Discussion Load Comments Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus.