Collodion - Wet Plate Images

[Dutchfoto]

Dutchfoto nice work!!

Thank you

[vorgonyi]

Oregon Manroot #1

Scan of a 5x7 inch wet plate collodion negative, made with the Voigtlander Petzval lens. Collodion used: Coffer's #7 for negatives, and developed in Bostick & Sulivan developer @1:5.
Exposure was 6 minutes, which was pushing the limits of the medium: the artifacts on the image perimeter are the result of the plate starting to dry out at the edges prior to development. Thank you, Angels of Uncertainty!

Beautiful

[vorgonyi]

I'm pretty new here and would like to showcase some of my wet plate work. I'm for a 100% a pure portrait shooter.
3 main lenses: Dallmeyer 3B, Voigtländer Helier 30cm f/4.5 & Voigtländer Helier 30cm f/3.5 almost wide open.
Collodion recipe: Old Dead Bride, my own dev. recipe

Most on 5x7 (13x18) all plates:

Like it very much

[Dutchfoto]

Like it very much

Thank you

[Punker]

8x10 clear glass ambrotype
New Guy a.k.a. Quinn's Quick Clear positive collodion (90 minutes old)
Iron/copper/potassium developer

[paulbarden]

8x10 clear glass ambrotype
New Guy a.k.a. Quinn's Quick Clear positive collodion (90 minutes old)
Iron/copper/potassium developer

Excellent work, Nick! You've come a long way in a short time :-)

[Punker]

Excellent work, Nick! You've come a long way in a short time :-)

Thanks a lot to you, Paul!

[paulbarden]

Thanks a lot to you, Paul!

I suspect you'd have gotten to this level without my help, Nick ;-)

From a 5x7 inch wet plate negative on glass, made with a Voigtlander Petzval lens, wide open:

[Punker]

Woo, that nice falloff is so nice. Surprisingly sharp in the center!

Here's a shot inspired by David Emitt Adams. Was more of a test to see what's possible. I'm limited by having to shoot upwards for now so that the prepared "plate" doesn't fall out of the dry plate holder when I pull the darkslide.


Abstract Leaves

[vorgonyi]

I have a project in a cemetery near my flat. Currently I have made some 30 plates but I am far from finished but can only photograph on weekends. Beethoven and Schubert used to be buried there but were moved to the new large cemetery which was opened in the 19th century and this one was converted into a park but a small area which was walled and is since only accessible by getting the key from the Vienna gardens authority which is responsible for the upkeep.

8x10 tintype