charleysmink

This technique involves carefull direction of the models and together with thoughtfull lighting one can accomplish a succesfull photo instantly. The only uncontrollable aspect has to do with the chemicals, these sometimes react in a surprising manner, often adding something extra to the image.

In short besides from stamping out dust en specks (a lot of them....) and ofcourse overall sharpening, no further postprocessing is needed after scanning the glasplate.......

Collodion wetplate photograph (ancient technique from 1850) of a couple

made thus summer (2012) with a wooden studio camera Narita (1900)

equipped with a Voigtlander 300 mm.

Digital Scan of a wetplate collodion image.

The ancient craftmanship of collodion wet plate photography dates back

to 1850. It is still a fully manual process. It stands still tall in the digital

era of today only if real photography admirers take a moment to absorb

this almost forgotten technique and it's awesome results on real

glassplates. All the scans of my plates are digitally unaltered (aside from

some digital dust removal).

Technique requires long exposure times (5 tot 8 seconds) with the

menas of the antique wooden camera and lens, both for photographer

and (professional) model a hardworking but so much rewarding

experience.

The ancient craftmanship of collodion wet plate photography dates back

to 1850. It is still a fully manual process. It stands still tall in the digital

era of today only if real photography admirers take a moment to absorb

this almost forgotten technique and it's awesome results on real

glassplates. All the scans of my plates are digitally unaltered (aside from

some digital dust removal).

Technique requires long exposure times (5 tot 8 seconds) with the

menas of the antique wooden camera and lens, both for photographer

and (professional) model a hardworking but so much rewarding

experience.

Hi Martin,

Thanks for your nice comment, enjoy my other wetplate image-scans too.

Ciao Charley

It's not that bad at all.

I have been lucky to shoot on more than one occasion skate-boarding kids so far. (Although unpublished)

First i'd suggest that you always stick to the ground (sit or lie down) when shooting, this way you can dramatise the jumps that will seem higher and more dynamic. Second: always use the widest aperture possible to blur the background.....emphazising the skater.

Third: keep on trying...

Charles Smink