Daguerreotypists were the photographers of the past
Today, almost anyone can become a photographer by getting a camera for an affordable price, taking a course on photography, and starting to take your own pictures. Today’s cameras are not super complex devices, even for those people first starting out who need to learn how a camera works first. However, in the 19th century, this was not the case.
The daguerreotype was the first camera available for the public to buy. But getting your picture taken was not as simple as it is today. Those who knew how to capture and develop the images through the appropriate chemical procedure were known as Daguerreotypists. Obviously, at that time, these people were extremely popular.