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old method of photography







For about a year I am working with the old method of photography that work on the silver basis. An example I would like to . Imagine Especially in America and in Europe some photographers use this kind of photography, even with very old plate cameras. Has boomed this process by about 1860, invented by Talbot, because it was simple and cheap. Described by the "photo-chemistry guru" Councilor Eder, whose outstanding scientific treatises are now highly sought after yet.

the difference between the modern film (above) and the wet collodion process, the images. The Kollodiumbild has much more depth, not quite as good gray values and is quasi kornlos. It uses a significantly different spectrum of light, and the UV range. The exposure times were here at 20 sec and aperture, compared with 1 / 4 sec and aperture 22 during normal sheet film.
For portraits you can achieve such exposure times of 6 sec. A disadvantage is that you can not prepare the plates before shooting and then stored. The dry plates lose their sensitivity. One advantage of the method is that you very quickly visible results. In fields and meadows, you need a small tent. I want dressing me the trunk of my station wagon or my bike trailer for it. First of all I need some confidence in dealing with the process.

The collodion process is as follows: first


second clean glass negative coated with collodion
third after 30 -45 sec for 2 min in the silver bath make light-sensitive (In the laboratory frame in the middle)
4th Glass negative wet expose
5th 15 sec develop under red light
6th Fix 5 min
7th water for 30 minutes
8th with an incense resin and Lavendeöl glaze, the glass negative heat sealed

Large Negative 18 * 24 cm were directly copied to contact albumin papers. A variation was the direct viewing of the negatives behind black backgrounds, so-called tintype. They were unique.
In the age of the flood of pictures and disposable manufacturing this type of photography, a very sensual and tangible event.

the camera body, the laboratory and the glass negative (less than 8 cm * 11 cm) show the other pictures.