STEP I: PREPARING THE PLATE
STEP 2: TAKING THE EXPOSURE
STEP III: DEVELOPING, FIXING AND GILDING THE DAGUERREOTYPE
STEP IV: HAND COLORING THE IMAGE
STEP V: PROTECTING, PRESERVING AND PRESENTING THE FINISHED PRODUCT 
SIDEVIEW
CLOSE-UP OF STEPS IV & V
THE COLORIST
For more information about making a daguerreotype, Matthew Isenburg has prepared MAKING A DAGUERREOTYPE, an illustrated brochure which elaborates on the five steps.
