Wet Plate Collodion in the Digital Age

[@BandH]

Glad you liked it. Thank you for watching

[@michaelvincent121]

This video was poorly lit, really... That's what you trolls got out of this. This was a very enjoyable video regardless.

[@NickVenture1]

Thank you for your presentation. By the way I first looked at this video because the title made me think that there will be an explanation how to use digital image files in combination with the Collodion process.

[@huf67]

I bought my first camera when I was at a garage party. I saw this old camera sitting on a shelf and thought to my drunken self "I wonder what the photographers life was like that used this camera ? I wonder what the lives of the people he photographed were like ?".... And from that it was born.

[@brett1354]

We as human beings . . .we're stimulated through our senses and the more your senses are involved in something, the more you can connect with it." Which is precisely the point. Well done there . . .right up to the point where you break that connection by going digital, anyways.

[@Ric9hardify]

I bought my dark room equipment and supplies from B&H

[@NickVenture1]

You made this video in a dark room.

[@JWheeler331]

As a wet plate photographer myself, I enjoyed this video. I like hearing the stories of other people and the subjects. Nice plates also.

[@richardd2063]

Really well presented, shame the vid looked like it was made in the darkroom, but very interesting, thanks! I do wet plate aswell, i have a 12" Cooke lens and i shoot 10" X 12" on Black plexi and Glass. Your pictures are wonderful.

[@leFergid]

grand show

[@photowizard100]

Where is the studio lighting? Too dark, most unprofessional.

[@peter2712]

38.32 please don't store lens in chemical cabinet.

[@jeff6660]

It's not about the process it's about the image. I you don't a personal identity or style to your work then all else is useless.

[@nickfanzo]

Digital photography is so sterile

[@JWheeler331]

I’d be interested in knowing where to find black glass. It’s the perfect medium but I can almost never find it.

[@CalvinBlackArt]

Just spray the back of the plate with black spray paint.

[@JasonRenoux]

Shame that nobody backstage realised the scene was not lit properly for us to see.

[@BillyGoatsPhotoscom]

wow I cant believe that B& H would let you create a video and not have the lighting set right . It is so dark in the video.

[@tangyorange6509]

The part where he talks about losing film hit me. Even though film is going well now, I don’t think we can say the same in 15 years.

[@MrSmieglitz]

Francesco! Nice to hear your voice again. Great presentation. I'm struck by how similar our outlooks are regarding collodion and digital. (Although I might argue Nadir over the man Brady himself.) I've also embraced the whole-plate format and dark glass for the reasons you mention. I can see why we both ended up at Coffer's that weekend. Damn buttons! Your new book project looks interesting. Wishing much success to you with it. Hope to cross paths again soon at one of the Jamborees or elsewhere.

[@ZombieRayzor]

This is my favourite vid! (So far) Keep 'em coming. 8-)

[@davecasey9281]

Bh use your heads when making these great vids turn the lights on. Not rocket science.

[@MikeyColon]

This was great! I learned a lot from this instructor and very informative. Thanks!

[@MrAlexgarciac]

B&H should bring some lights and common sense to video these lectures. the quality of the content is GREAT. the quality of the video could not be worse... if this reflects the quality of the gear they sell... I will stick to amazon. come on B&H!!!

[@michaeltobin1710]

Is the video camera used to shoot this video the same age as the wet plate camera?

[@alanthedrum]

Ah the smell of the darkroom and watching the picture emerge. Nostalgia.

[@IainHC1]

Really enjoyed it :-) Thank you

[@rhoydotp]

very nice! can't wait for a plugin that can do this! LOL :D

[@farouklens]

Great presentation!

[@jeffmyer5263]

No light!

[@AtlanticPicture]

This film vs digital argument is getting old... In the beginning of photography painters accused photography of ruining a visual art medium... So... Looking forward for the next presentation where a painter will compare wet plate/film to his/her brushes and canvases.. :)

[@_H_2023]

I want the plate camera,you can keep the modern one :) Liked this thanks.

[@MichaelWellman1955]

Don't you think you can achieve the same shallow DOF using LF wide open and using shifts and tilts?

[@BandH]

A wet plate camera is essentially a large format camera. While it is not using film, the size of the plate is usually similar in size to a large sheet of film (depending on the size of the camera). As such, yes, you can get a similar effect using a large format camera at or near a wide open aperture, and enhancing or choosing the area/plane of focus using tilts and shifts. I will state that the bokeh characteristic of the Petzval lens is rather unique, especially at large apertures and towards the edge of the frame, which may not be exactly reproduced from a more technically advanced lens.

[@TheSoulOfGenius]

LEWIS Daguerre. Cringe lol