Photographer Captures Motocross Riders on a Wet Plate Camera
Photographer Matt Alberts used an antiquated wet plate tintype camera to cover the modern world of freeride motocross.
How 21st-Century Tech Relaunched a 19th-Century Photo Studio
Tintype Photographic Studio, Silver and Cedar, has exploded in popularity over the last three years, largely thanks to an enthralled TikTok audience.
Photographer Builds Giant Camera and Darkroom Bus
Photographer Bill Hao from Vancouver, Canada, spent two years building a huge oakwood camera. It shoots gigantic wet plate collodion photos measuring 32x48 inches.
Wet Plate Photography Makes Tattoos Disappear
Here's something you may not have known about the 1800s wet plate collodion photography process: it can make certain tattoos disappear in photos. It's a curious phenomenon that photographer Michael Bradley used for his portrait project Puaki.
Making Collodion From Scratch
A few days ago, for the first time ever in my experience with wet plate photography, I mixed up collodion from scratch. I thought I'd share about the experience.
Wet Plate Portraits of WWE Superstars
New York-based photographer James Weber recently shot a series of portraits of WWE wrestling superstars using the 1800s wet plate collodion process.
Photographer Uses 1800s Process for Ethereal Portraits of Kids
For her project titled "Nebula," Spanish photographer Jacqueline Roberts shot portraits of youth in the limbo period between childhood and adolescence using the wet plate collodion process from the mid- to late-1800s. The resulting photos are haunting in their appearance.
Haunting Ambrotypes of Endangered Species Encased in Ice
When photographer Erik Hijweege realized that there were over 22,000 species on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, he was shocked... and inspired. Inspired to create a hauntingly beautiful series of glass ambrotypes depicting some of these endangered species encased in ice.
The Wet Plate Collodion Process from a Photographer’s Point of View
During a photo shoot last summer under the hot sun in the South of France, photographer …
These Are Likely the World’s First Wet Plate Collodion Photos of Snowflakes
Want a crazy photography challenge? Try photographing a snowflake. Want to make it even more challenging? Try doing it with the wet plate collodion process.
That's what a couple of photography professors over at the Rochester Institute of Technology recently attempted and pulled off.
Shooting the World’s Smallest Tintypes with a Minox Subminiature Camera
How small can you go when it comes to wet plate collodion photography? Photographer Anton Orlov of The Photo Palace recently experimented with this question by shooting thumbnail-sized 8x11mm tintypes using an old Minox subminiature camera -- a model A III from the 1950s.
How to Make a Portrait Look Like Wet Plate Collodion Using Photoshop
Love the look of wet plate collodion photographs? Did you know you can give any digital photo that same look using Photoshop? It's a technique that can be learned in about 10 minutes.
Drone Captures Wet Plate Camera, and Vice Versa
Last week, RIT photography professor Willie Osterman held the 2015 RIT Photo MFA picnic in the front yard of his home in Bristol, New York. To commemorate the gathering, he pulled out a giant camera to shoot a wet plate collodion ambrotype portrait of the group.
On the other side of the camera, in the group, was fellow photo professor Frank Cost with a DJI Inspire camera drone. Cost used the drone to capture the wet plate shooting process from a subject's point of view before lifting off into the sky for a bird's-eye view. The drone was also captured in the resulting wet plate from the last portrait attempt.
This is the Wet Plate Collodion Process in 6 Seconds
Want to see how wet-plate collodion photography is done but have the attention span of a goldfish? Our buddy Sam Cornwell over at Phogotraphy has created an unusual step-by-step wet plate walkthrough -- everything is crammed into a 6-second Vine video.
How I Turned a Caravan Into a Mobile Darkroom for Wet Plate Photos
Having failed woodworking at school, probably the worst thing I could have done is venture into the world of wet plate photography.
Back in 2012, I learned the dark art of the silver stuff, just around the time the wave of interest was starting to build worldwide. However, as I live in New Zealand, an island nation, it has taken a while (and is still taking a while) to reach us. As a result, getting anything wet plate-related is quite a task. One does not simply walk into a store and buy a 'wet plate kit'.
Tintype Portraits of Silver Miners Created Using Silver They Mined
Here's a creative (and super meta) idea for a photo project: photographer Sean Hawkey traveled to a silver mine in Peru and shot tintype portraits of the miners there using the silver they mined as his emulsion.
Wet Plate Collodion Portraits of Barbie Dolls
"Barbie Blad" by photographer Hamid Blad is a series of portraits that mixes the old and the new. The oldness is contributed by the fact that they are created using the 19th-century collodion process, while the newness is due to the fact that each portrait is of a Barbie doll.
Follow Around Justin Borucki as He Captures Wet Plate Collodion Street Photography
Photographer Justin Borucki has spent the better part of a year and a …
‘The Neighbours Project’ Captures the Stories of Denver’s Homeless in Words and Tintypes
Dylan Burr is a full-time artist from Denver, Colorado, but despite his busy schedule and full-time job, Burr recently embarked on a personal photography project on the side. The project, however, wasn't for him. His goal was to use the raw power of wet plate collodion portraiture to give a name and story to the Denver Area homeless.
The Road to Wolfboro: A Cinematic Tribute to the Beauty of Wet Plate Collodion Photography
Skateboard company Element recently put together a wonderful little mini-documentary titled The Road to Wolfboro. In it, a dedicated film crew follows photographer Brian Gaberman around as he shares his fascination of wet plate photography and captures some of the most beautiful scenes across the east cost.