The first widely accepted photographic process was the creation of France's Louis Daguerre in 1839. Images made by this method were called daguerreotypes.
Fyrsta veruliga viðurkenda fotografiska tilgongdin var framleiðslan hjá fransinum Louis Daguerre í 1839. Myndir tilevnaðar efter hesum hátti vórðu kallaðar daguerreotypes.