wet plate collodion

Last year I wrote an article for Black and White photography magazine on Mark & Kristen Sink’s stunning wet plate collodion imagery (see here). As is the case with the majority of ‘physically’published articles I have written over the years, one is restricted to a word count and therefore it is not possible to include all parts of a particular interview.   The full unedited version is below together with a selection of some of their wet plate imagery which will be on view at the couple’s upcoming exhibition at the Robin Rice Gallery in New York that runs from 15th January to February 24. If you have even the remotest interest in alternative photographic processes and are in the area this is a show not to be missed, the original plates are something to behold.

S. Gayle Stevens talks about the inspirations for her innovative process of photogenic drawing on wet-plate collodion tintypes.

Auguste Rodin  lived from  12 November 1840  untill 17 November 1917 was a famous French sculptor. Rodin as a sculptor also made use of photographs of his models. In his days surely he must have seen (and perhaps even used) wetplate collodion photographs.

Inspired by many of his works I have managed to produce  this series with (mostly) professional models.  In my studio Together we  have explored the boundaries of the art of motionless posing  ranging from five to ten seconds.

This has been for all of us  a hard working but great fun and very learning experience, 

resulting in my  very first  wetplate collodion series in the Summer and Fall of 2011

Will and Norm get their portraits taken at Photobooth, a unique photo studio in San Francisco that shoots tintype photographs. Learn about the technical and chemical details behind this 1800s photography technique, and how it produces truly one-of-a-kind photographs.

I had the pleasure of sitting down with Allan Barnes who showed me a beautiful and re-emerging medium called wet plate collodion. A process which infuses plates of tin and/or glass with a photographic emulsion of silver halides suspended in gelatin and creates a dazzling effect. For those unfamiliar with the process, take a minute and sit down with Allan and discover this beautiful form as he explains it in his own words.

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