In my quest for perfection in wet plate – to make absolutely clean plates – I lost sight of the importance of truly looking, of really seeing the person or the still life. Making tintypes that are completely flawless bores me absolutely now. Furthermore, I’ve encountered various problems stemming from the metal and the coating…
The first part of this story was about the journey through the landscapes & Partys. This part is about what we created in the quiet moments in between: the wet plates born from our truly mobile darkroom. For this trip, we had a secret weapon: a new, mini darkroom tent. It’s so compact I can…
For anyone who fails to comprehend the particular allure of an English summer, I would cordially invite you to conduct a small thought experiment. Picture yourself on a Mediterranean beach at a sweltering 45 degrees. As you sit there, quietly perspiring and contemplating the blistering heat on the back of your neck, do feel free…
short summary for the british – Oleg: The Ukrainian Time-Traveler in AdidasMeet Oleg, the Soviet-era camera that’s more stylish than your average 1982 Ukrainian chef. If he were human, he’d be rocking Adidas pants, shower slides, and a neon mesh shirt while serving you questionable deep-fried delights. Luckily, he’s just a well-preserved travel camera that…
Upon fair Albion’s verdant shore, I trod where ne’er I’d been before. Not London’s bustling streets this time, But Wales and England, most sublime. In Wales, the sheep on rolling hills, Their bleating song the valley fills. Nature’s beauty, wild and free, A sight that quite enchanted me. Then England called, with friends so dear,…
So siehts aus: coole Partys wiederholen sich leider nicht endlos. Wir waren echt traurig, als die Info herumgereicht wurde, das dieses Jahr kein ECW (European Collodion Weekend) in Luxemburg stattfinden soll. Und so hab ich dann angefangen zu suchen, wo wir denn ansonsten hin könnten für Gleichgesinnte & Party. Im Süden ist es C.-P. sehr…