Mayall The Innovator
As a daguerreotype artist, Mayall considered himself to be a pioneer and inventor, He introduced new techniques and novelties into the art of photography.
In 1846, during his stay in Philadelphia, Mayall proposed employing a weak solution of ammonia to improve the appearance of daguerreotypes and shorten exposure times to about 9 seconds. Mayall had also championed the use of 'lamp black', a pigment derived from soot, as an agent for buffing daguerreotype plates.
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