Collodion - Wet Plate Images

[StoneNYC]

you're right Stone and even more when it's rollerderby! :http://www.rabbitskulls.com/

I meant roller derby girls, I have a few friends, I know

[nede]

thank you Randy!

[John Fink Jr.]

hello,
first attempt this year outside with bright sun conditions...I have to tweak some little stuffs but I'm pretty pleased (and my GF too)
I plugged a gopro to my chest so you can see a first person vidéo of the process... Have fun

Very cool Nede. You are a smooth operator!! :-)

[nede]

thank you John (but I hate you now, I have Sade's "smooth operator" in head for all day long...)

[John Fink Jr.]

Hahaha, sorry about that :-) "Heyyyyyy, "once upon a time you dressed so fine, threw the bums a dime...................Like a rolling stone......................

[guyatou]

Here's my first plate. (Actually, the 5th one I produced last night, but the other ones got screwed up due to an issue with my plate holder.)

I used the Bostick and Sullivan kit with a bank of 4' fluorescent lights so I could shoot indoors at night.

[nede]

hello, my worst plate ever, I had 15 minutes left to make it.
Running out of 13x18 plate I took a very dirty one in the crap pile, "clean it" with alcohol but knew my collodion layer won't stick on this glass plate
When the emulsion had lifted, I made a sandwich with 2 pieces of glass...so air bubles, no cleaning with wax and newton rings later, it's finished

[John Fink Jr.]

Nede, I like the fact that you went for it and got this result.
It has character (and a very cool image).

[nede]

thank you John, IRL it's not so bad (no newton rings) and quite 3D looking when drenched in (drenched with?) light

[Erik Larsen]

Goofing around with wet plates. 3.5 x 4.5 Alumitype. Much to learn, I'm just happy something appeared on the plate...