Category Archive: Wet Plate

16 May

Hunter Penrose 2:1 or more?

Hunter Penrose 2:1 or more?

Had a bit of time spare this afternoon after varnishing a digitype job. Decided to see what the magnification/focal distance was on the Hunter Penrose camera …

 
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01 May

The big boil down…

The big boil down…

Yesterday I boiled down my silver bath in a saucepan on our kitchen stove. Didnt stink as bad as I thought it would. Normally I’d just …

 
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21 Apr

Pitstop Open Day 2013

Pitstop Open Day 2013

In between hot dogs and coffee I managed to shoot a couple of plates… A great day with some great looking bikes, something for everyone. Pitstop …

 
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07 Mar

Rampside Lighthouse

Rampside Lighthouse

Just got back from a couple of days in the Lake District. I had packed the wet plate gear in the van in the chance …

 
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28 Jan

Chart Throb for President!

Chart Throb for President!

I’ve had quite a few enquiries about the digital wet plates (captured from a computer screen) as I’ve started offering them via my website. My main …

 
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21 Dec

Giovanni – A wet plate tutorial workshop.

Giovanni – A wet plate tutorial workshop.

Giovanni had no previous background in photography, his interest in wet plate came about as a distraction from his PhD studies in Rural Development. His …

 
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15 Dec

Digital Wet Plates…. feels sooooo wrong! but right!

Digital Wet Plates…. feels sooooo wrong! but right!

Thanks to Gerald Figal for putting a few of us onto this. He’d mentioned it over on one of the Wet Plate Collodion Facebook groups. …

 
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28 Nov

Canceraid Charity Auction

Canceraid Charity Auction

As part of the Levenshulme Festival Charity Art Auction I donated a wet plate session to a lucky bidder/winner. That person was Michelle and she popped …

 
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22 Nov

Marie Canning Ceramics

Marie Canning Ceramics

I’m just having a break from editing yesterdays digital re-shoot for ceramic artist Marie Canning, and taking a look at some of the plates that …

 
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18 Nov

Nija

Nija

Its been over a year since I met Nija at the art fair at the Peoples History Museum. She sat for a portrait during a …

 
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15 Nov

Why old school is best…

Why old school is best…

Yesterday I did a digital shoot for ceramic artist Marie Canning, she makes delightful dainty ceramic jewellery and accessories. We also shot a couple of …

 
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30 Sep

Congratulations Kate & Simon

Congratulations Kate & Simon

Yesterday Steph and I were at the wedding of Kate and Simon. Kate had asked if I’d bring along the wet plate gear and if …

 
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17 Sep

Very old collodion…

Very old collodion…

I’d made some inserts for the Hunter Penrose so it’ll take a 12×15 plate, then made an insert to fit inside that one for whole …

 
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12 Sep

35mm tintypes & ambrotypes

35mm tintypes & ambrotypes

I’ve been promising to do some more wet plate jewellery so today had a go at shooting some smaller plates in an old Mamiya 35mm …

 
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08 Sep

That old Watson wet plate camera…

That old Watson wet plate camera…

Its not seen the light of day for a while but I’ve been re-assessing how many cameras I actually need. So I thought I’d give …

 
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30 Aug

Solfest 2012 and the two that got away….

Solfest 2012 and the two that got away….

We’ve just got back from a very muddy Solfest. I had taken along the wet plate gear in the back of the van but the weather …

 
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10 Aug

Wet Plate Jamboree 2012 – Dundee, New York

Wet Plate Jamboree 2012 – Dundee, New York

Firstly I’d like to thank everyone that made us feel so welcome at the Jamboree. We had a great time. And a special thank you …

 
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15 Jul

Things my cats kill….. a new season.

Things my cats kill….. a new season.

I guess this is bad timing but the cats have just started on their new killing spree, its a shame we’re off to NY for …

 
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24 Jun

Demon Drink III

Demon Drink III

Well today was the last possible day to shoot the last of the Temperance sites for the Peoples History Museum. Over the past few weeks …

 
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19 Jun

A wet plate tutorial…

A wet plate tutorial…

Yesterday I travelled to Hull to provide a wet plate tutorial for Sam Cornwell, a photographer from Portsmouth, he had already had a taster session …

 
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30 May

Kate, Danielle & Danni

Kate, Danielle & Danni

Had a digi-shoot with three graduates from MMU’s 3D Design course today. Degree shows start next week, looks like there going to be some really …

 
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28 May

Demon Drink II

Demon Drink II

A very hot Sunday afternoon. Some sites for the Temperance project have to be shot at certain times of the day, the old billiard hall in …

 
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24 May

Quick contact prints..

Quick contact prints..

Had an hour or two spare this evening after a digital job at MMU. Steph was working till 7 so I popped to the studio …

 
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13 May

DEMON DRINK: TEMPERANCE & THE WORKING CLASS

DEMON DRINK: TEMPERANCE & THE WORKING CLASS

The Peoples History Museum, 30 June 2012 — 24 February 2013 Today I started on a recent commission by the Peoples History Museum  as part of their …

 
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05 May

Delamere Forest – World Wet Plate Day 2012

Delamere Forest – World Wet Plate Day 2012

Okay so its World Wet Plate Day and its also a Bank Holiday in the UK. Steph, Sue and Pat went off for a cycle …

 
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04 Apr

The Freemans

The Freemans

I’ve just got back from South Wales after having had a great time at my good friend, Andy, 40th Birthday surprise bash. Stayed at a …

 
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27 Mar

Mug shot

Mug shot

A mate of mine, Andy, visited on the weekend for a few beers as we’d not met up in quite a while (3 years…oops). We …

 
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04 Mar

Manchester Histories Festival 2012 Celebration Day

Manchester Histories Festival 2012 Celebration Day

I would like to thank everybody who took the time to stop by my stand at the Manchester Histories Festival at the Town Hall yesterday. …

 
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18 Feb

Scotland for the brave…

Scotland for the brave…

February probably isn’t the best time if year to spend a week in Scotland. We’d not been to “The Machars” before so wasn’t too sure …

 
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25 Jan

Pigeon

Pigeon

I’m still having chemistry issues so have started a session of silver nitrate maintenance. Filtered and sunning at the moment, not that we have that …

 
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17 Jan

Did I mention it was cold…

Did I mention it was cold…

Steph took the day off today and suggested we go shoot some plates. When I say we I mean me, she sits in the warm …

 
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30 Dec

Last of the season…

Last of the season…

The cats have taken the hint and are now leaving their kills outside of the catflap, so no more surprises on the carpet. The downside …

 
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27 Dec

Vicky

Vicky

Here’s a whole plate portrait of Vicky. This is at 30 seconds f4.5 with full bellows extension, I was surprised I couldn’t crop closer with this …

 
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27 Dec

The Boydell Sisters

The Boydell Sisters

Steph and Vicky wanted to go to the studio today to shoot some plates. Vicky hadn’t been before and was visiting from London/Cambodia/Paris? As soon as …

 
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23 Dec

Two Brewers

Two Brewers

Heres another plate from yesterday using the Watson Studio camera. You can see clearly my silver bath need some work doing to it. I don’t …

 
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22 Dec

Houston….we have a problem.

Houston….we have a problem.

John shot a couple of plates during his last workshop that showed some peculiar results that were hard to fathom. All of a sudden certain subject …

 
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22 Dec

Gopal returns

Gopal returns

Back in September Gopal visited the studio to have a look at the wet plate process, today he popped in to the studio to pick …

 
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15 Nov

Multi lens cameras…

Multi lens cameras…

I really like the small gem size plates and would love a multi lens gem camera but these go for silly money, when you can …

 
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