Making a photographic plate by hand

[Photo Engineer]

Well, by using the hand pouring method, any size can be coated depending on the skill of the operator. I also happen to have a 12" coating blade.

So......... Any size.

PE

[ChasBosio]

PE:

Thank you for this great information. This method is very interesting.
I will must give it a try with my wet plate camera.

Charles

[kq6up]

This website has some good info:

http://www.thelightfarm.com/

I really like the look of his hand made ortho film.

Have any of you guys tried hand coating with commercial ready made emulsion? Here is an example:

http://www.freestylephoto.biz/174052...5ml?cat_id=108

Regards,
Chris Maness

[vpwphoto]

Fun... thanks.
Always wondered about those donkey riding 16x20 wet plate photographers and how the heck they did it.
Thanks PE and crew!!!

[Photo Engineer]

Well, don't forget the workshop I am giving at George Eastman House in October on making 3 grades of Azo type paper for printing all of these LF plates and film coatings! Next year, we hope to run a Kodabromide type enlarging workshop and later on give the ortho emulsion a run or two.

PE

[Verveineverte]

Do I understand properly, that the plate here is being coated with regular emulsion? Not collodium?

[Photo Engineer]

Yes, photographic emulsion, not collodian. However, collodian cannot be excluded entirely.

PE