In 1839 Louis Jacques Daguerre (who worked with Joseph Niepce), announced a new photographic process called Daguerreotype to the [[France|French]] Academy. The process was more practical than ''Heliography'' and ushered in the photographic era. | In 1839 Louis Jacques Daguerre (who worked with Joseph Niepce), announced a new photographic process called Daguerreotype to the [[France|French]] Academy. The process was more practical than ''Heliography'' and ushered in the photographic era. |