Workshop with Ivo and Fokke

I recently gave a collodion workshop to 2 photographers. Fokke from Amsterdam and Ivo from Antwerp. Both very passionated photographers who would like to “taste” the wetplate process.
Underneath you will find some pictures taken during that day. They were very interested in the whole process and had some very interesting discussions about photography. And not only about wetplate !

After we went through the theoretical part of the workshop and having lunch we started making pictures. That’s always the nicest part of the workshop.

I must say, it worked out surprisingly well. Although the whole process was new for both, soon they were moving around with the studio lights and the camera making better compositions.

Thanks guys for your interest in this process. It was a real pleasure working with you two.

Alex

 

Cleaning the plates, not the nicest job to do......

"breathing" a plate

 

 

 

 

Ivo flowing the plate. pitty you can't smell this....

 

Fokke flowing his plate on black glass.

Fokke "rocking" the plate to prevent getting lines on the plate.

 

 

 

red light district..........

 
 
 

The old Narita Camera.

 

Ivo working on a picture of Fokke.

 

 

 

Preview....

 

Fixing a plate.

 

 

 

 

Fokke

 

 

 

Ivo

 

 

Pictures made by Ivo, Fokke and Alex