For anyone interested in learning to make their own mercury-developed daguerreotype, I am teaching a three-day workshop at my studio in Buffalo, NY next month. The hands-on workshop will allow each participant to perform all the necessary steps themselves (plate preparation, sensitizing, exposing, developing, gilding, archival sealing and framing), beginning with a bare piece of silver-plated copper, and finishing with their very own framed daguerreotype. Here's a link to a printable version of the workshop announcement containing all the details: http://www.pce.net/idag/Dag_workshop_2011.pdf The workshop is limited to six participants and there are only three spots left. If you would like the workshop details sent directly to your email address in a non-PDF form, or if you would like to be informed about future daguerreotype workshops, please email me directly at the address below. (Please note: your email address will not be shared with anyone else, at anytime, or for any reason.) Daguerreian Regards, Rob McElroy Contemporary daguerreotypist Buffalo, NY idag@xxxxxxx