A wet plate refresher

Beth had completed a wet plate workshop over a year ago and had got in touch about a refresher course with me.

She also brought along a camera/lens kit she had purchased for wet plate and needed some advice, we also discussed further kit, chemistry, technique, and workflows.

We had some problematic first plates which were good to work through, I think some issue with a very cold silver bath which I’d not seen before.

We used a variety of cameras and lenses, moving on to studio lights as daylight was shortlived.

Not sure who this old fella is, Hemingway maybe?

Beth sat in for a few plates, but she did all the pouring, exposures and processing.

We also covered various finishes like Ren Wax and Shellac varnish.

It was lovely to spend a day just chatting about wet plate collodion.

Thanks for visiting Beth. You are welcome any time.