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Mark Osterman

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I generally don’t go on forums but the emphasis of my work has changed and I though maybe this one might be interesting. I think I was on here at one point but haven’t posted for a very long time.

I was the photographic process historian at George Eastman Museum in Rochester, NY from 1999-2020. My work at the Museum was specific to doing primary research in the evolution of photography from pre-photo light sensitive imaging to sprocketed 35 mm black and white film. Originally I was part of a program to teach photo conservators how to identify procedural and storage causes of deterioration in plates, films and papers. For the last ten years I held public workshops in a wide variety of analog processes. My wife have made make fine art images with historic processes for many years. We are now “semi-retired” but are still active in writing, lecturing and giving hands-on and “virtual” workshops. My next live online workshop is next Saturday on making gelatin dry plate emulsions. We have a hands on wet collodion tintype workshop March 15-17 .. and the next international workshop is on dry collodion negatives and salted paper prints in Sicily in May. Our website is www.collodion.org
 

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Welcome back. Your workshops over the years have broadened the revival of historic processes not just directly, but just as importantly indirectly through your students passing on the same skills. I went on an Albumen workshop led by one of your former students, who was a superb wet [;ate worker/

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Mark sorted artifacts for auction that were left in an attic by James Ellery Hale (Susan B. Anthony photographer).

This led me down a rabbit hole of desire. I HAD TO HAVE that backdrop!

He also sold me an H&D sector wheel.

Here’s to many more rabbit holes.
 

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Mark Osterman

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Allow me to join the welcome party!

Mark sorted artifacts for auction that were left in an attic by James Ellery Hale (Susan B. Anthony photographer).

This led me down a rabbit hole of desire. I HAD TO HAVE that backdrop!

He also sold me an H&D sector wheel.

Here’s to many more rabbit holes.

Hi Bill, Thank you. I’m glad you got one of those backdrops. It was a very interesting collection. And .. you have the H&D wheel. I wondered what I did with that. 😄 France and I have been reducing the photographic materials (equipment and samples) over the past couple of years.
 

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Welcome back!
You spoke at Pacific Coast PCHT Symposium I attended a few years ago and I was left with one overwhelming impression - I want to be as knowledgeable and and enthusiastic as Mark Osterman when I grow up :smile:.
Good luck with your workshops.
 

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Welcome back. You are very likely to be overwhelmed. Somewhere down the road I hope there can be a conversation about Daguerreotypes, specifically the effect of calcium carbonate in mounting board relative to daguerreotypes. As you can see I have been waiting for you!
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Bill
 
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Mark Osterman

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Welcome back. You are very likely to be overwhelmed. Somewhere down the road I hope there can be a conversation about Daguerreotypes, specifically the effect of calcium carbonate in mounting board relative to daguerreotypes. As you can see I have been waiting for you!
Regards
Bill

LOL, well my expertise in daguerreotype is really specific to the demonstrating the process as originally presented by Daguerre. Preservation issues in regards to mounting board is in the area of preservation and I may not be very helpful. I guess the one thing I could say is that none of the materials used to house a daguerreotype in the 1840s-50s were archival by todays standards and yet it’s pretty common to find examples in near perfect condition.
 
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Mark Osterman

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Welcome back!
You spoke at Pacific Coast PCHT Symposium I attended a few years ago and I was left with one overwhelming impression - I want to be as knowledgeable and and enthusiastic as Mark Osterman when I grow up :smile:.
Good luck with your workshops.

Thank you. I enjoyed speaking to that group. France and I are not teaching as many workshops a year but we’re still at it. Come and take one sometime or schedule a live zoom consultation or tutorial if you have interest in early processes.
 
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