PhotoWerkBerlin Do you already have experience with tintypes and ambrotypes and want to take it a step further? Have you always wanted to make your own large-format negatives and print them on your own handmade photographic paper? Now is the time. Join us to discover the wonderful and unique process of wet-plate collodion negatives and salt prints. Many of us are familiar with the unrivalled level of detail, tonal range and depth of wet plates as a positive process (tintypes and ambrotypes). Prints from wet plate ‘negatives’ offer all this and more. In the workshop, we will explore the differences in the production of wet plate ‘negatives’ and ‘positives’. We will discuss different grades of collodion, as well as developers (iron versus pyro) and fixing formulas. Furthermore, the “negative” process will be explained in comparison to the “positive” process, including the topics of exposure, development and “albumin subbing”. Finally, the concept behind the techniques of “redevelopment” and “intensification” will be explored and practised. Salted paper, one of the earliest methods for printing photographic negatives, produces prints that rival the richness of platinum/palladium. Furthermore, a wide range of colours from brown to black can be achieved using various toners. Paper considerations, exposure options (sunlight vs. artificial light), toning, printing “difficult” negatives and hand waxing are discussed, demonstrated and practised in detail. With David Punte 21 September 2019 | 10:00 – 18:00 Introduction to the wet plate collodion process. Demonstration of the negative process. Participants create their own negatives. 22 September 2019 | 10:00 – 18:00 Discussion of the chemicals used. Participants make further negatives; demonstration and practical session on re-development and intensification. Salted paper prints using the negatives. www.photowerkberlin.com/products/advanced-wetplate-photography
CameraCuriosa Hello, will the course be running again soon? I already have some experience with the wet collodion process and tintypes.
