Ian Ruhter: Silver & Light

This is an amazing video–the wet plate collodion process is difficult with small plates (the process uses hand made and mixed photosensitive chemicals poured directly onto a glass plate then immediately put in the camera and exposed), but at this size, it is almost unbelievable.

I really admire this guy and his efforts:

Direct link to Vimeo.

I think I’m going to break out all those antique Petzval lenses and start playing with them again…

Jon

Ian Ruhter.

Jon Witsell Photographic Arts
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