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Prom

2012-05-12
12 May
On May 12, 2012
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Not the typical pre-Prom photos…

Don’t worry, we did some smiling ones also….

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5x7 tintype of a sweet little family in C’ville, 5x7 tintype of a sweet little family in C’ville, from yesterday. #5x7 #tintype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #largeformatportrait
Ten seconds of the Robinson River, the rocks held Ten seconds of the Robinson River, the rocks held perfectly still. #8x10 #ambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion
The way the silver lays on this blue glass is just The way the silver lays on this blue glass is just incredible. You can’t really tell from the scan, you may be able to see it a tiny bit better in the video (second slide). I’m not sure these can ever be displayed properly to show them the way they need to be seen. Framing doesn’t seem to work, there needs to be light behind and all around them. I have a few ideas, but I need to learn some new stuff first. The Robinson River near Oakpark, VA. #11x14 #blueglassambrotype #ambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion
Standing in the Robinson River yesterday, 11x14 am Standing in the Robinson River yesterday, 11x14 ambrotype on clear glasses I’m happy to say nothing fell in, but I videoed it just in case. Also rearranged my darkbox to work out of the back of my car, which worked well 🕺 #11x14 #ambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion
Blue things #ambrotype #blueglassambrotype #wetpl Blue things #ambrotype #blueglassambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #weirdchemistry #chemistryiscool
If there’s something in the photographic world c If there’s something in the photographic world cooler than an ambrotype, comment below because I’d like to see it 🤓 #ambrotype (sorry about the reflection 🤦🏻‍♂️)
“Without ash to rise from, the phoenix would jus “Without ash to rise from, the phoenix would just be a bird getting up.” Schmidt on New Girl My first try at a wetplate panorama, two 8x10 ambrotypes (wetplate on glass). I’ve got a ways to go, but hopefully you can recognize the location (if you’re from Madison) As always, the clear glass ambrotypes and collodion negatives are made on reclaimed glass from a greenhouse in England that was somewhere around 100 years old. ♻️ #8x10 #ambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion
He was up in a tree. #8x8 #tintype #wetplate #we He was up in a tree. #8x8 #tintype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion
Weekend visitors. Sharp humans and blurry dogs. Weekend visitors. Sharp humans and blurry dogs. On blue glass. #ambrotype #blueglassambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #twohoundsandaderp
One more…. Untoned Cuprotype over cyanotype. 11 One more…. Untoned Cuprotype over cyanotype. 11x14 contact print from an 11x14 glass negative. Hazeltop Ridge Overlook Skyline Drive Shenandoah National Park Time to go shooting and stop printing for a while 🕺 As always, the clear glass ambrotypes and collodion negatives are made on reclaimed glass from a greenhouse in England that was somewhere around 100 years old. ♻️ #cuprotype #cyanotype #cuprotypeovercyanotype #altprocess #contactprint
For comparison. Slide 1: cuprotype over cyanoty For comparison. Slide 1: cuprotype over cyanotype. 6 minute exposure for the cyanotype, acid development, wash and let it dry. Coat with cuprotype solution, let it dry, expose the cuprotype for 24 minutes. Wash. Slide 2: same as above but after the last cuprotype wash, I toned it for one minute with 2% potassium ferricyanide #cyanotype #cuprotype #cyanotypeovercuprotype #altprocess #contactprint These are contact prints from an 11x14 glass negative. As always, the clear glass ambrotypes and collodion negatives are made on reclaimed glass from a greenhouse in England that was somewhere around 100 years old. ♻️
Cuprotype over cyanotype. It comes out of the uv e Cuprotype over cyanotype. It comes out of the uv exposure box with the mustard yellow of a cuprotype but once in the wash, the darks go green. The image here is with no toning to the cuprotype. I don’t yet know how I’ll use this combination of printing processes, but I like what I’m getting here better than straight cuprotypes. I do find it very cool that I’m able to get these colors and color combos from a monochrome glass negative. It’s something I’ve been looking for after my adventures with tri color cyanotype. I love the look of tri color cyanotype, but it requires a computer and I like staying away from those things. 😎 #cuprotype #cyanotype #cuprotypeovercyanotype #analogforever #altprocess
ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!! EVOLVE (and celebrating 20 ONE WEEK FROM TODAY!! EVOLVE (and celebrating 20 years of meeting together) At the Firnew Barn Gallery from 1:00 - 5:00pm 19 Wolftown-Hood Road, Hood, VA 22723 Event is free and open to the public. Families and children are invited to enjoy the art, the farm and the animals.   Music in the Silo, 3:00 - 5:00. Local musician Steve Giles on the piano. Salsa Street Grill food truck on site for food purchases @SalsaStreetGrill I’ll have three blue glass ambrotypes there for your viewing or purchasing pleasure. I’ve been whining about how difficult it is to photograph them (see the last picture in this post 😮‍💨) so here’s your chance to see them in person. 🤓 #ambrotype #wetplate #blueglassambrotype #cowsofoakpark #firnewfarmartistscircle @firnewfarmartistscircle
Cyanotype over toned cuprotype followed by about 3 Cyanotype over toned cuprotype followed by about 30 seconds of bleach just to decrease the intensity of the blue in the highlights. Next up is to reverse the process and print cuprotype over cyanotype. Chemically, I think that’s the better way to do it, but we shall see ‘cause I don’t know what I’m doing 🤓 #cuprotype #cyanotype #cyanotypeovercuprotype #itlooksbetterinperson #altprocess
NOTHING to do with photography, but nerdily cool! NOTHING to do with photography, but nerdily cool! 🤓 Visit @landtohouse and watch his YouTube channel if you need more info. And THANK YOU James for the IBC tank! (you know who you are ) From Wiki: “A hydraulic ram pump, ram pump, or hydram, is a cyclic water pump powered by hydropower. It takes in water at one “hydraulic head” (pressure) and flow rate, and outputs water at a higher hydraulic head and lower flow rate. The device uses the water hammer effect to develop pressure that allows a portion of the input water that powers the pump to be lifted to a point higher than where the water originally started. The hydraulic ram is sometimes used in remote areas, where there is both a source of low-head hydropower and a need for pumping water to a destination higher in elevation than the source. In this situation, the ram is often useful, since it requires no outside source of power other than the kinetic energy of flowing water.” The pump works at approximately a 7:1 ratio, for every one foot of drop in the water feed line, the pump is able to pump 7 feet of lift! (I don’t know how much fall we have, nor the height we’re lifting the water, but it’s pumping way more water than we need for irrigation 😳) As of today, it’s been running a couple of weeks with no intervention from us other than adding the plumbing after the tank. #rampump #irrigation
Cuprotype Copper based images were first mention Cuprotype Copper based images were first mentioned in the 1850’s according to an excellent article on alternativephotography.com (Go to @alternativephotography_com and click the link in their profile and go to “Latest Articles and Artists”. They’ve got a great article on the process.) One cool thing is it uses very similar chemistry to cyanotype, so if you’ve done that process, then cuprotype will come easily. ONE NOTE: it took 2 stops more light for cuprotype in my lightbox than cyanotype needed. So start there. Slide1: 11x14 cuprotype contact print from the same glass negative you’ve been seeing lately. When I printed that neg as a cyanotype, I needed 6 minutes in my lightbox, this cuprotype was exposed for 25 minutes. After exposure the prints are a mustard yellow color and don’t change much after an initial wash. I then toned this print with FeCN toner (see article) for 5 minutes yielding the color you see here. Slide2: exactly same as above but I followed the FeCN toning with a secondary toning with citric acid (see article). IRL the print is a bit more of a chocolate brown than it appears here. I’m not sure how I’ll use this process but I think the colors do have a place for certain images. Slides 3+ are some process videos (note that the colors throw off the iPhone’s white balance correction so some of the colors you see in the videos aren’t quite accurate) #11x14 #cuprotype #contactprint #altprocess #alternativephotography #chemistryiscool #collodionnegative #glassnegative
11x14 blue glass ambrotype You know the place. If 11x14 blue glass ambrotype You know the place. If you don’t, look at yesterday’s post, or the one before. #ambrotype #blueglassambrotype #wetplate #wetplatecollodion #firnewat15
Cyanotype contact print from the 11x14 glass negat Cyanotype contact print from the 11x14 glass negative that I shot yesterday @FirnewFarm That’s not a rocket taking off to the right of the silo, it’s probably chemical, but could be a spirit from another dimension. 🤷🏻‍♂️ I no longer question these things… This silo installation was done almost exactly 5 years ago as part of the celebration for @firnewfarmartistscircle ‘s 15th year. This year we celebrate the 20th year of the artists group. (I’ve been a member of the group since 2012.) The print on the silo is aging gracefully, getting even more beautiful as it ages. This will always be one of my favorite pieces that I’ve ever created. My undying thanks to @crowe.trish for the opportunity and their silo, and to @catherineolivia12 for being the absolute perfect model. Come see the our show on Sunday, May 7, from 1-5pm. We celebrate 20 years with our show Evolve. #11x14 #cyanotype #contactprint #FirnewAt15 #FirnewAt20 #FirnewFarmArtistsCircle #Evolve
Nice day for some wetplate at Firnew Farm. #11x Nice day for some wetplate at Firnew Farm. #11x14 #tintype #wetplate
Cyanotyping The first two slides are contact pri Cyanotyping The first two slides are contact prints from 11x14 collodion negatives I shot last Wednesday in @shenandoahnps Nothing spectacular, but they turned out better than I thought. The rest of the slides are from this weekend with @eehpuhbuh and @reub.e.n We printed printed printed some clothes….experimented….played…. learned some stuff….and have a few little problems we need to work out, but we also made some cool stuff 💙💙💙 #cyanotype
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