I have been using these for already a few years now and they are just great.
Able to support plates even up to 30 x30 cm (or more).
Ikea is selling them for .... € 3,49 !!! You can't even buy the wood for that money.
IKEA Magasin plate rack
Cheapest plate rack ever !!
This is with no doubt the cheapest plate rack ever.
I have been using these for already a few years now and they are just great.
Able to support plates even up to 30 x30 cm (or more).
Ikea is selling them for .... € 3,49 !!! You can't even buy the wood for that money.
IKEA Magasin plate rack
I have been using these for already a few years now and they are just great.
Able to support plates even up to 30 x30 cm (or more).
Ikea is selling them for .... € 3,49 !!! You can't even buy the wood for that money.
IKEA Magasin plate rack
Demonstration at Photo 3.0
Last sunday we were invited to give a wet plate demonstration at the new Photo 3.0 event. Together with my friends Ben and Ad i had a great day !
If you want to know some more about that event, just have a look at this website :
http://photo30.nl/
A few very talented photographers were showing there works like Mike Roelofs, Kim Boske, Femke Schaap, Martijn Hesseling, Marjan teeuwen and many others
It was located at the temporary Art centre in Eindhoven.
I am always surprised how much stuff i have to bring, just to make one picture.
My car was fully loaded with camera, lights, chemicals, trays etc. etc.
But it's always a pleasure to give such a demonstration in front of very enthousiastic people. People who are interested in this beautifull kind of photography.
There's something else which surprises me. Many woman are very interested in wet plate photography. More than half of the listeners were female !
So it isn't a men's world anymore....
The pictures below were made bij Ad v/d Beemt and Theo Visser
If you want to know some more about that event, just have a look at this website :
http://photo30.nl/
A few very talented photographers were showing there works like Mike Roelofs, Kim Boske, Femke Schaap, Martijn Hesseling, Marjan teeuwen and many others
It was located at the temporary Art centre in Eindhoven.
I am always surprised how much stuff i have to bring, just to make one picture.
My car was fully loaded with camera, lights, chemicals, trays etc. etc.
But it's always a pleasure to give such a demonstration in front of very enthousiastic people. People who are interested in this beautifull kind of photography.
There's something else which surprises me. Many woman are very interested in wet plate photography. More than half of the listeners were female !
So it isn't a men's world anymore....
The pictures below were made bij Ad v/d Beemt and Theo Visser
Lisa
Inspired by a picture of Ed Ross i finally was able to get my daughter in front of my camera again.
Clear glass ambro
18x24cm
exposure time 4 secs
Dallmeyer 3b open
Alex collodion mix
KCN fixer
Alex collodion mix
KCN fixer
Gathering with two Belgian photographers
Last saturday Kelly and Michel, both professional photography teachers, visited my small studio. They were eager to get more knowledge about the wet plate process.
It was funn working with them. It's always nice to see that everybody has it's own vision about photography.
So we made some plates together.
8x10" (black and normal glass)
It was funn working with them. It's always nice to see that everybody has it's own vision about photography.
So we made some plates together.
8x10" (black and normal glass)
alex collodion mix ( no additional ether)
Dallmeyer 3b wide open.
exposuretimes aprox 4 secs.
exposuretimes aprox 4 secs.
KCN fixer
Three fixer test
Recently i bought Amaloco x-89 rapid fixer as i was wondering if it would work with Collodion. Well it did, and i was surprised by the result.
Is it a scientific test. NO ! but i tried to show you the differences using three different fixers.
The result ? Well they are close to each other. The KCN gives a bit more yellow look.
Can you call it warmer ? Maybe, but the differences are really close.
The other two show a little bit more magenta/red tone. But again, it's close.
Just one remark. It looks like the KCN also has a bit influence on the exposure ???!!!
It looks just a tad brighter.
If you make two identical pictures (which is almost impossible with collodion) and you lay them side by side you might notice some difference. But when showing just a single plate for me it is almost impossible to tell wich fixer was used.
From left to right
1. Amaloco x89
2. KCN fixer
3. Natrium Thiosulfat (HYPO)
First i precutted a plate so it was easy to break it after the developing stage.
Is it a scientific test. NO ! but i tried to show you the differences using three different fixers.
The result ? Well they are close to each other. The KCN gives a bit more yellow look.
Can you call it warmer ? Maybe, but the differences are really close.
The other two show a little bit more magenta/red tone. But again, it's close.
Just one remark. It looks like the KCN also has a bit influence on the exposure ???!!!
It looks just a tad brighter.
If you make two identical pictures (which is almost impossible with collodion) and you lay them side by side you might notice some difference. But when showing just a single plate for me it is almost impossible to tell wich fixer was used.
From left to right
1. Amaloco x89
2. KCN fixer
3. Natrium Thiosulfat (HYPO)
First i precutted a plate so it was easy to break it after the developing stage.
Three fixers. from bottom to the top : Amaloco, KCN, Natrium
After developing
Again, from left to right : Amaloco, KCN, Natrium Thiosulfate
Plates were still wet.
Plates were still wet.
when dry the diffence is even closer.
Got published in Fuzion magazine
A few months ago i got in contact with Gabriel van Ingen.
He's a very talented wedding photographer http://www.gabrielvaningen.com/ but also publisher of a fantastic photographic magazine called Fuzion magazine.
If you are a lover of analogue and conceptual photography than this is a must to read.
This time Gabriel dedicated the whole issue on Collodion Photography which exposes beautiful work from "wet platers" all over the world.
You can download the PDF for free or get yourself a hardcopy for only USD 20,=
Have a nice time reading this beautiful magazine : http://www.fuzionmagazine.co.uk/
Gabriel, many thanks for offering me this opportunity
Alex
He's a very talented wedding photographer http://www.gabrielvaningen.com/ but also publisher of a fantastic photographic magazine called Fuzion magazine.
If you are a lover of analogue and conceptual photography than this is a must to read.
This time Gabriel dedicated the whole issue on Collodion Photography which exposes beautiful work from "wet platers" all over the world.
You can download the PDF for free or get yourself a hardcopy for only USD 20,=
Have a nice time reading this beautiful magazine : http://www.fuzionmagazine.co.uk/
Gabriel, many thanks for offering me this opportunity
Alex
Wet plate demonstration
Yesterday a friend of mine organized a open day at his photographic education centre at Veldhoven ( near Eindhoven). http://advance-cvf.blogspot.com/
There were a lot of visitors who were interested in the wet plate process.
This time i have used my Calumet c1 with a 13 inch Hermagis petzval
I was able to give some demonstrations despite the lack of a real darkroom.
I used my "grow tent" again which is a very good alternative. The size is just perfect and can be build up in about 10 minutes. The only thing is that you cant open the zipper from the inside, so you always have to be with two persons.
I seriously have to start working on a mobile box'.........(lack of time)
A brief overview of that day.
The following pictures were made by Henk Peters.
Many thanks !
There were a lot of visitors who were interested in the wet plate process.
This time i have used my Calumet c1 with a 13 inch Hermagis petzval
I was able to give some demonstrations despite the lack of a real darkroom.
I used my "grow tent" again which is a very good alternative. The size is just perfect and can be build up in about 10 minutes. The only thing is that you cant open the zipper from the inside, so you always have to be with two persons.
I seriously have to start working on a mobile box'.........(lack of time)
A brief overview of that day.
The following pictures were made by Henk Peters.
Many thanks !
Clear Glass Ambro
13 inch hermagis petzval
poorboy collodion
KCN Fixer
exposuretime 6 seconds
Donchev camera is "deflowered".........
Yesterday i was finally able to "deflower" my new Donchev 20x20"camera.
It took me a long time to finish all the needed material and find the time to start with this project.
So yesterday i phoned my friend Ad and asked him if he had some spare time.
It's time, i told him. Let's make a large plate....
So we made the set-up but i made several mistakes.
This plate isn't my best.
The glass wasn't properly cleaned, so this is not what we call "a clean plate".
Producing small plates is something like working on automatic pilot.
I can tell you, i have to relearn all my skills. This is totally different ball game....
But it was fun to do.
Andy Donchev you made me a great camera !!
Do you want to see how the camera looks like ? Just have a look :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajhI0WIZlM
clear glass ambro
30 x40 cm ( had to start somewhere........)
"poorboy" collodion mix
KCN fixer
exposure time 9 sec ( should have been around 11 secs)
No name large petzval 20" at aprox 5.6
It took me a long time to finish all the needed material and find the time to start with this project.
So yesterday i phoned my friend Ad and asked him if he had some spare time.
It's time, i told him. Let's make a large plate....
So we made the set-up but i made several mistakes.
This plate isn't my best.
The glass wasn't properly cleaned, so this is not what we call "a clean plate".
Producing small plates is something like working on automatic pilot.
I can tell you, i have to relearn all my skills. This is totally different ball game....
But it was fun to do.
Andy Donchev you made me a great camera !!
Do you want to see how the camera looks like ? Just have a look :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ajhI0WIZlM
clear glass ambro
30 x40 cm ( had to start somewhere........)
"poorboy" collodion mix
KCN fixer
exposure time 9 sec ( should have been around 11 secs)
No name large petzval 20" at aprox 5.6
Plate is scanned in 2 pieces and stiched in PS
How to unscrew a stuck lens element.....????
Recently i bought myself a beautiful Dallmeyer 3a!
It's in beautiful original shape.
But there was one problem. All the lens elements were stuck.
Also the soft focus function.
As i have tried this solution before on a Hermagis with a severe stuck rear element i gave it a try again, but now with this beauty.
All you need is a fitting piece of thin rubber, a screwdriver, a LITTLE hammer and a large hose clamp.
Cut the rubber just as wide as the clamp itself. Make sure you cut it a little shorter to keep the place open where the screw is.
This to make sure you get an equal pressure around the element.
Tighten the hose clamp slightly. There is no need to tighten it hard! When you tighten it to hard you might break the glass!!!
After that you take a small hammer and gently tap on the screw in the direction the element has to go loose.
Before this solution i have tried several options. I tried silicon spray several times over a few days, tried to unscrew it while wearing special rubber gloves.
Nothing worked. Now it came loose within 2 seconds.
It's in beautiful original shape.
But there was one problem. All the lens elements were stuck.
Also the soft focus function.
As i have tried this solution before on a Hermagis with a severe stuck rear element i gave it a try again, but now with this beauty.
All you need is a fitting piece of thin rubber, a screwdriver, a LITTLE hammer and a large hose clamp.
Cut the rubber just as wide as the clamp itself. Make sure you cut it a little shorter to keep the place open where the screw is.
This to make sure you get an equal pressure around the element.
Tighten the hose clamp slightly. There is no need to tighten it hard! When you tighten it to hard you might break the glass!!!
After that you take a small hammer and gently tap on the screw in the direction the element has to go loose.
Before this solution i have tried several options. I tried silicon spray several times over a few days, tried to unscrew it while wearing special rubber gloves.
Nothing worked. Now it came loose within 2 seconds.
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