hey, everyone! I am looking to get started with wet plate photography and thought I'd ask: europe-based folks, where do you source your supplies? is there a starter kit you recommend? thank you!
hi, everyone! I've been looking into wet plate collodium, but can't really put together a darkroom in my apartment. I saw some folks that made their own darkboxes for portable workflows, and thought it was super cool, but also wondered if any companies make/sell this as a product?
the last time I've done this was about two and a half years ago, so it took a few plates to get the flow of the process again, but so happy I got back to it!
shot this zinnia in 4x5 fomapan 100 while the cyano-jelly stabilized, coated the plates, developed the film in the meanwhile, and finally exposed it when it was all nice and dry. the development always feels super special. next step is gilding the back with silver and (maybe) making a series out of this.
the second photo is also the second plate I exposed from this negative. wanted to get the edges a little cleaner, but, tbh, I don't mind the imperfections too much. as long as they are not distracting, they can stay :)
newly arrived and immediately restyled! love her to bits ♥︎