My Brother On Wet Plate Collodion

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  calceman

• Oct 26, 2009

What does "black glass mean"? Does it implies a change in skin color, from white to black? Interesting concept/idea/method...

 

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  Contrastique

• Oct 26, 2009

calceman said:

What does "black glass mean"? Does it implies a change in skin color, from white to black? Interesting concept/idea/method...

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Black glass means the photo has been taken on black glass instead of film as a medium.
The black glass has been treated with a layer of Collodion which serves as a holder for the silver nitrate which gets applied after the Collodion layer to make it light sensitive. The plate is then being exposed and immediately developed and fixed.

 

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  bill spears

• Oct 26, 2009

Good stuff !

 

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  arigram

• Oct 26, 2009

Overwhelming!

 

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  Thomas Bertilsson

• Oct 26, 2009

Really grabs me! It's unusual to find portraits that are so involving.

 

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  SuzanneR

• Oct 26, 2009

Very strong portrait.

 

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  Kevin Caulfield

• Oct 26, 2009

Brilliant and captivating.

 

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  k.hendrik

• Oct 26, 2009

very intense ! more please....

 

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  Marco B

• Oct 26, 2009

The skin tones and gaze work out very well in this portrait... good work!

 

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  Contrastique

• Oct 26, 2009

Wow, thank you all for your wonderful comments! I find it very expressive and that suits my brother pretty well so I'm very happy with it. I hope to do more with him like this.