Wet Plate Collodion and The Restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral

[faberryman]

This is an interesting article about how the architect overseeing the restoration of Notre Dame Cathedral is relying of historic wet plate collodion photographs in the restoration, and is documenting the restoration using wet plate collodion as well.

Notre Dame portraits celebrate restoration with vintage photography

Inspired by a portrait of the cathedral’s 19th-century architect, this photographer set out to connect the past with the present.

www.nationalgeographic.com

 

[mshchem]

Notre Dame: How Paris's cathedral was restored after fire

Paris's Gothic cathedral has been painstakingly returned to its former glory. Here's how it was done.

bbc.com

WONDERFUL!!!!!

 

[Arthurwg]

It's funny about simulated vintage photography. Its lack of technical perfection is thought to look old, but in reality most vintage pictures are really quite perfect.