The Wetplate Weekend offers an introduction to the wonderful world of wet plate photography, also known as ambrotype.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">David Puntel demonstrates the technique at Berlin’s only Skylight Studio, set amidst a garden. Working with natural light not only produces more pleasing image tones, but also allows you to master the practical challenges of exposure control. Participants will learn all the steps of the wet plate technique, from the chemical composition of the solutions used and the cleaning of the glass plate supports, right through to exposing and conducting the development of these unique photographs themselves. You will work with various cameras, different formats (4x5"/5x7"/8x10") and historic lenses, with which you can capture your impressions on these unique ambrotypes.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">This intensive course is also suitable for beginners with no prior photographic experience and is limited to 4 participants. Drinks and all materials required to produce approx. 10 wet plates, which participants can take home with them, are included in the price.
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4 June 2016 | 10:00–18:00
Introduction, preparation and photography
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5 June 2016 | 10:00–18:00
Further photography, refinement and discussion
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">A half-hour lunch break on each day
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">English & German
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">€380.00
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">With David Puntel
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">www.photowerkberlin.com/products/wetplate-weekend
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The Wetplate Weekend is a journey into the amazing world of creating photographic images on glass, historically known as ambrotypes. This Collodion Workshop is held in Berlin’s only skylight studio surrounded by a lovely garden. Shooting with natural daylight creates a more pleasing image (in contrast to harsh artificial light), but even under such lighting, we will learn about the challenging issue of exposure control.
<p style="color:rgb(28,29,29);font-family:'Open Sans', HelveticaNeue, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">The workshop covers every stage of the process, from the chemistry involved and glass preparation to troubleshooting and creating your own unique images. Participants will work with various cameras and antique brass lenses to create their own ambrotypes, preserving this wonderful weekend as a moment suspended in time and space.
