1. An early photographic process using paper coated with silver iodide, invented by William Henry Fox Talbot in the 1840s.
Usage: historical; also called Talbotype

Examples

• The calotype was one of the first practical photographic processes available to the general public.
• Fox Talbot's calotype process produced a negative image on paper that could be used to make multiple positive prints.
• Museums preserve early calotypes as important artifacts in the history of photography.
• The calotype represented a major advance over the daguerreotype because it allowed for reproducible prints.
• Photographers in the 1840s and 1850s favored the calotype for its relative simplicity and affordability.