Nude

[life_in_sepia]

not technically a nude. technically a banana. 5x7.

[Christo.Stankulov]

Great! Reminds me of one photograph of Robert Mapplethorpe.

[bracan]

Excellent Ed!

[Andrew]

actually, it's reminiscent of several of Mapplethorpe's images
perhaps "man in polyester suit"...?
but his were all for real
ROFL

[John Fink Jr.]

Nice Ed!

[life_in_sepia]

Thanks!

[cgrab]

actually, it's reminiscent of several of Mapplethorpe's images
perhaps "man in polyester suit"...?
but his were all for real
ROFL

Don't tell me that this was a fake banana...please

[life_in_sepia]

The banana is not a fake.

[ScottPhotoCo]

I love the idea but why is it so distressed with the Instagram-like filtering? Or did the film get dropped on the floor on purpose?

Laura,

It's a wet-plate image. Part of the charm of this process is its "imperfections". Instagram only tries to (poorly) replicate this "effect".

Tim
www.ScottPhoto.co

[jcoldslabs]

But the imperfections aren't required are they? I've seen lots of Wet Plate images in my Photo History class and the museum but none of them have debris on them. Why would someone do that on purpose to an otherwise good image?

I think you'll find that vintage ambrotypes and tintypes also had rough, textured edges from where the plate rested against the film holder, but these imperfections were always hidden by frames or mats. Many modern practitioners of the art embrace the flaws as part of the process, much in the same way some people, such as myself, often choose to include the goopy borders on their Polaroid images in a way that was not originally intended.

tl;dr: It's an aesthetic choice.

Jonathan