Starting in 1829 he began collaborating on improved photographic processes with Louis Daguerre, and together they developed the physautotype, a process that used lavender oil.
The image was taken by Louis Daguerre who invented the Daguerreotype – one of the earliest methods of photography.
In 1829, he began working with Louis Daguerre to improve photography. Together they developed the "Physical Carbon Printing Method," which uses lavender oil.
