Answer the following question in 3-4 complete sentences. What are Daguerreotypes? Name the photograph below and is photographer. Why is its photographer significant?

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Daguerreotypes are detailed, one-of-a-kind photographs made on silver-coated copper plates. This photograph is commonly known as *Still Life with Plaster Casts* (or *Still Life in the Studio*) and was made by Louis-Jacques-Mandé Daguerre. Daguerre is significant because he developed the daguerreotype process, one of the first practical methods of photography. He publicly introduced the process in 1839.