For several years now one of my primary forms of photography has been wet plate collodion. An historic technique that uses a wet, sensitised plate exposed to light. It was invented in 1851 and known for its quality to detail. In fact it was so good it was used right up until the 1950s. Only in the last decade has there been a resurgence.
Here I am in my gallery a couple of years ago.
It's very likely that I'll share many different stories about plates I've done over the years, as and when I come to them, however today I'd like to show you just one. Some of the happiest times of my life were spent living in an end terraced house in Wales with a group of friends. On the last day before moving out, we took a momento of the occasion. It was a happy, but sad moment.
Here's a video of the set up:
And this is the resulting plate:
I'll be sharing more wetplate related posts in due course, amongst the other styles of photography, art and astronomer, so make sure you comment & follow.
Sam.