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I am obsessed with daguerreotypes. Honestly, they are fascinating -- imagine that photography had just been invented, and you were able to capture someone's exact likeness for posterity. It wasn't difficult to find photographs of spooky-looking Victorians. ;)

Crypt from Jascha Hoste: [link]

Model: :iconfaestock: [link]

Ghosts are from actual public domain photographs I found in Wikimedia [link], the Daguerreian Society (which is amazing) [link], and the National Archives [link]

Brushes: :iconrevn89: [link] and :icontoshiboywonder: [link]

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`Angelles-LaVeau Mar 31, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
The Daguerreian Society? I am so going there right now!!! Love the Summoning...
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:iconfictionchick:
It's AWESOME. And totally creepy. :D
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:iconangelles-laveau:
`Angelles-LaVeau Apr 2, 2013  Professional Traditional Artist
yush.... :drool: I love that!
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~belfast68 Oct 30, 2012  Professional Artist
lovely
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~belfast68 Oct 30, 2012  Professional Artist
how do you create something like that??
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:iconfictionchick:
Ummm... LOL! Lots of practice?
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=overseer Oct 11, 2012   Digital Artist
Very nicely done. Creepy in a way, but the atmosphere really works!
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:iconfictionchick:
Yes, it's creepy. But fun. ;)
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=overseer Oct 11, 2012   Digital Artist
If it wasn't any fun, what would be the point, right? ;)
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