I wanted to take this film noir-inspired vintage image of model Emily Reinhard and create an even more vintage wet plate photo look. I initially I created the vintage look black and white treatment in DxO Film Pack 7, then using various panels and edits in Nik Collection 7 Analog
Apart from film photography, I also have a strong interest for other traditional photographic processes like wet plate photography. I’m excited by the fact that this centuries-old process is still kept alive today, albeit by select individuals. Among them is Austrian photographer and wet plate artist Markus Hofstaetter, who actively
Is wet plate photography dangerous? I’m sure Markus Hofstätter didn’t mean to scare anyone curious about trying out this traditional photographic process when he asked this question. But, he does bring our attention to important information that we need before we can even begin handling all the chemicals used in
Austrian wet plate artist Markus Hofstaetter is one of those creative minds who I can trust to come up with something crazy or unexpected, then outdo themselves each time. Last time I talked about his work, it was about how he used the infrared and UV light spectrums to achieve
Photography moves from wet plates to dry There’s no denying that the wet plate process was not easy. It took considerable time, planning, effort, money, supplies, and proper logistics to execute and to top it off, the chemicals and fumes from the alcohols and ethers were health hazards. In 1860,
In 1854, a photographer by the name of André Disdéri patented a new take on the collodion process called the Carte-de-Visite (or Carte, for short). Though they could be a singular image, Cartes were often multiple exposures taken onto a single sheet of paper, creating almost a collage effect. A
In my last History of Photography article, I talked about the wet plate, or collodion process and how it was quickly adopted as the status quo in the industry. Like many things that are popular, offshoots are invented by people looking for their own piece of the pie. In the
After Talbot introduced the calotype (see my previous article here), the world was in search of something photographic in between the calotype’s unique paper characteristics and the daguerreotype’s pristine, crystal clear detail. In the 1840’s photographers began making the move to glass plates instead of a silvered plate as it
