So, my first encounter with the wet collodion process was when I visited Amsterdam four years ago in spring. You can check my previous post on this story. That impressed me so much and completely mesmerized me that it became the highlight of my visit. And Amsterdam is a hell of a city! I gotContinue reading “What am I getting myself into!?”
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The silver paved road
I’ve never been a fan of silver, or gold for that matter… At least not until I stumbled upon the wet collodion process 4 years ago. I was visiting Amsterdam when I noticed, in one of those small tourist plazas, a big wooden camera set on an wooden tripod. I’m a big fan of historyContinue reading “The silver paved road”
What is Wet Collodion Process?
The wet collodion process was invented in 1851, by British sculptor and amateur photographer Frederick Scott Archer and preceded the modern gelatin emulsion. The process would allow images to be made on glass and multiple copies then could be made from the same plate. In 1856 the Tintype process was added, allowing Collodion images toContinue reading “What is Wet Collodion Process?”
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