Gosh, I think the biggest hurdle to starting in to wet plate is all the different places you need to order the stuff from in order to start shooting. I'll try to run down the list -

Chemistry:

www.artcraftchemicals.com (silver nitrate, cadmium bromide, ferrous sulfate, ammonium iodide, Gum Sandarac)

AND

www.chemsavers.com (ethyl ether and glacial acetic acid)

AND

www.mavidon.com (collodion)

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TheFlyingCamera

Our local photo club is now offically homeless - it was no longer a good idea to rent a permanent place since none of the facilities (studio, darkroom) were used a lot by the members. We auctioned off all the gear that was saleable and junked the rest.

In a sense it is a relief. Too much energy has - in my mind - been spent fighting a battle we simply could not win.

From now on we will focus on more important activities like: Showing and critiquing pictures, excursions,...

aolsson

I have around 8 rolls to develop. Trying to do 2 per day! My darkroom is occupied by the fridge right now, as we are renovating the kitchen.

Markok765

Well, I'm starting down the rabbit hole of wet-plate collodion. The first step was to take a course from Kerik Kouklis at his place outside Sacramento. That was a terrific experience- in the space of eight hours, I went from zero experience to having successfully made thirteen plates on black aluminum, clear glass, and black glass in both 5x7 and 8x10 plate sizes.

I came out of the class with a tremendous respect for the process and its practitioners both modern and historic, and...

TheFlyingCamera

It's snowing and it's one of those days at work where you have to get a little creative in order to look busy. I've been reading through a document, an SOP about using the tools in the machine shop. I'm easily amused. The following pertains to the bench grinder;

• Do not wear neckties, long or loose sleeves or loose fitting garments (especially about the waist).

Now, the neck tie thing makes sense, although in my 14 years I've never ever been tempted to wear a neck...

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