I always have been fascinated by photography.
But with the introduction of the digital camera it all became too easy, too predictable …to me.
So I forced myself to go back to the roots of real analog photography.
Not just by making the photograph itself, but by controlling the entire photographic process.

This brought me back to the middle of the 19th century, to the amazing Collodion wet plate process.
And every single day I feel challenged to refine and improve myself.


For my website please visit : www.alextimmermans.com

Alex Timmermans
Holland

"You don't take a picture, it's given to you"

vrijdag 22 maart 2013

Sneak preview

 
 
Tomorrow, 23-03-2013, grand opening of the new Unlimited Grain Gallery.
Fine Art Photography
from 16:00 till 20:00 hours.
 
 
 
 
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maandag 18 maart 2013

So proud.....

 
Next saturday, march 23 the grand opening of a new fantastic photo gallery
 
Quote : "The Unlimited Grain Gallery is pleased to announce the start of this gallery, specialised in contemporary fine art photography. The collection of photography is carefully selected from photographers all over the world. Some of them well known, others less, but all creating a very high quality of fine art photography."
 
I am so proud that my work has been selected  as the only Dutch photographer amoung some very
talented photographers from all over the world.
 
 
Unlimited Grain Gallery
Dorpsstraat 30
2912 CB Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel
The Netherlands
Tel: 0031 6 55 362 006
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European Collodion weekend 2013





European Collodion Weekend 2013 update

Due to several reasons I had to change the location for the 2013 ECW.
Don't worry. The date is still the same en it's also nearby Veldhoven (4 km).
The second edition of the ECW is going to be held at Camping Volmolen (Riethoven)
About 35-40 wetplaters from all over the world will participate,
so maybe this is going to be worlds biggest gathering of collodion artists.
They will show their wet plate gear, skills on wet plate and 
there will be a digital beamer presentation of their work.

It will be open for public on Saturday 4th and Sunday 5th of May 2013
from 11:00 till 17:00 hours.
So if you are interested in this beautiful process,
Riethoven is the place to be.

Alex Timmermans
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maandag 11 maart 2013

Beautiful Hermagis 350 mm petzval

So now and then you have those Lucky finds.
Recently I found a Hermagis petzval.  This one actually looks like new although it was made around 1862!
Most of you will know by now that I have weakness for Hermagis.
Not only because of the optical quality of these lenses but also because of the excellent finish and the fantastic engravings.

This lens which LOOKS like an “objectif a Transformation” but actually isn’t.
Normally these lenses were convertible to a landscape lens. Like the one in the picture.
On the bottom of the lens hood you can see a thread which is needed to convert them.
Now have a look at my lens.
You can see the thicker part at the hood, but no thread.  So somehow it was delivered not being able to convert.
In the box (which I assume isn’t original) there is a original set of waterhouse stops
and a small letter addressed to Colonel de Craversay, stamped 1937.
Although the writing is very difficult to read, it contains some information about
this lens like the design, focal length etc.
This combination makes it a very piece of optical history.
 






 
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