First Attempt at Wet Plate Collodion

Back in September my friend Stan asked if he could take my portrait using the wet plate collodion process. Of course I said yes…and thought I would record the 'behind the scenes' or 'making of' process.

Stan designed and built the camera himself, he used an old Schneider 210 4.5 lens. He also built a portable dark room out of a plastic storage container.

In total we took 5 photos, and each time we adjusted the lighting or composition to try and get something better than the last image. I was a fun day and maybe one day I should try and do this myself.

If you would like to see Stan's other Wet Plate Colloion photos, then take a look at his website or IG:
https://stanislavgdovinphotography.com/
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