This process was invented in 1850′s by Frederick Scott Archer. Most of America’s early history was documented using this process. Many of us have seen these old photograph’s in our Grandparents houses or they have been passed down. We made this video for Professional Photographers of Colorado to show at the wedding workshop we ran this weekend. We had a great turn out and hope everyone learned something they can put into their business this year. Its hard to describe why you would go through this much effort for one photograph. The first images I saw with this process captivated me. They had a quality that made me feel like I was looking at the soul of the person being photographed. Collodion Wet Plate and techniques like this have kept us excited and ready to push our work for the “art of it”.
I wrote a post about a year ago with more information about this process if you want to read further you find it here collodion wet plate
Collodion Wet Plate Bridal Image Demo from andyangiewood on Vimeo.
Angie and I will teaching tonight at the Denver PUG (April 11th). We will be doing a light demo, teaching how to sculpt and shape light. The PUG is going to be at Spruce Mountain Ranch which looks like a beautiful venue. If you are interested the only thing you have to do is go to the PUG website and RSVP. We hope to see you all there.
http://www.sprucemountainguestranch.com/wedding
