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Large Format Photography – Day 18 in the Netherlands
On the Thursday I decided I would try and photograph the little pond we were shooting at yesterday, but this time I would want to photograph the location, using that cheap projector lens and the...
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Series: Dutchy
PreviousNext 123456 #top #wrap_all .avia-gallery-2 .avia-gallery-thumb a{width:33.3333%;} Images taken with the Wet Collodion process, using a reproduction camera. The Ambrotypes vary in size. ©Yvette...
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Model Shoot: Taz
PreviousNext 12345678 #top #wrap_all .avia-gallery-1 .avia-gallery-thumb a{width:25%;} Wet Plate Collodion images taken of Taddeus Az (Taz). Ambrotypes of various sizes. ©Yvette Bessels, 2013
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Large Format Photography – Day 19, 20, 21 in the Netherlands
This time round, I travelled to the Netherlands on the Monday morning – not my favorite time as it takes away half of your day to actually do something. I set to work on the dark box, the maintenance...
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Large Format Photography – Day 22 & 23 in the Netherlands
On the Thursday and Friday the weather was fine and warm, without a single cloud in the sky. Since I could be sure all my materials were now in working condition, I set to testing my collodion speed...
View ArticleHow to conduct a photoshoot (warning: no answers provided)
A few weeks ago I attended several lectures on the subject of photography. The evening lectures were interesting and diverse and got me thinking about ways to conduct oneself and how to express your...
View ArticleWet Plate Photoshoot: Alice
Recently, I had a wet plate shoot with Alice, a model based near Peterborough. I had found her portfolio online, on Purpleport (see my last blog, Creative Collaborations: finding a model) and luckily...
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Summertime!
My dear all, I’m sorry for the radio silence. You will all have noticed (hopefully!) that the sun has finally come out, the temperatures have gone up, and that means I’m not one for being stuck...
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DIY: Transporting wet plates out in the field
Today, I’d like to share a little secret with you. Well….little……..I had been pondering and pondering on how to keep my wet plates safe whilst being out in the field. Granted, my camera isn’t exactly...
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New Camera, Cards and Wet Plate Series
Howdy everyone! I hope everyone has been enjoying the good weather we’ve been having the past few days (apart from the occasional shower) and is settling back to watch the Tour de France. Apparently...
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Using and Repairing a Thornton Pickard Roller Blind shutter
When I bought my new camera (see my last blog post) It came with a slightly sorry-looking TP roller blind shutter. Granted, there was no name stamped onto this thing, but the basic principles seem to...
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Wet Plate Shoot: Calvin
A few weeks ago I convinced Calvin, one of the fellow members of PhoCus in Cambridge, to sit for a few wet-plate portraits. We share the same interest in Medium and large-format photography and it...
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Wet plate series: …From the Grave
A few posts back, I hinted at a new wet plate series that was being made. The series are centered around flowers, collected from local graves. The idea behind it is the questions of morale – is it OK...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Alice II
Just about a week ago, I photographed Alice for a second time. We met up at mine for a short shoot indoors. Our first test plate worked fine so we dove straight in, going for a morbid look, derived...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Weekend at Lacock Abbey
On the weekend of the 2nd and 3rd of August 2014, ten wet plate photographers would gather from all corners of the UK to spend two days at Lacock – once the home of Henry Fox Talbot- and I was...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Hisui
Right after the wet plate weekend at Lacock Abbey (see my previous post) I had planned to photograph a Cambridge based model called Hisui. I had found her profile via Purpleport.com and asked her to...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Wet Plate Camping
In the last weekend of August 2014, Tony Richards organised a social wet-plate gathering for all those from the UK and Ireland. Wet-plating would be optional, having a pint in the local pub would not...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Wil & Varun
Just after the last wet plate weekend in the Peak District, I photographed two friends on consecutive days. They both know Calvin (see his shoot here) from their weight lifting club and Calvin had been...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Alp
Alp was introduced to me through Calvin and later it turned out he is also friends with Wil and Varun. We would take out shoot in the afternoon and lucky for us, the weather was as beautiful as an...
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Wet Plate Photoshoot: Lara Alice
Straight after the shoot with Alp on a Tuesday, I would photograph Lara Alice on the Wednesday. She also knows all of the guys (Wil especially) and has a healthy interest in photography. I showed her...
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