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Come Wander Along with Me...

I wander...it is simply what I do.  Since I was a young girl, my parent's tried everything to keep me close to home, going to such  measures as to buy me goats.  Though I loved my goats, my heart still  wandered.  

Growing up in rural New Jersey, I was surrounded by dense woods and long stretches of farm land to fuel my imagination.   I felt at home in the arms of the forest and spent many days laying upon the fragrant mossy soil staring up through the filter of leaves... watching the light dance.  It is these experiences that I work to remember.

In adulthood, I discovered the joy of capturing those precious moments, through my camera's lens.  Though the many years in between my youth and the present, I have enjoyed many wonderful adventures and am currently wandering in another people's land.  For the past 10 years I have had the pleasure of living in Europe and learning to look at life in a very different way.   

Through my images and my wanderings, I hope you will enjoy seeing the world around you... in a new way.

So...I invite you to "Come Wander Along with Me..."

Collodion Wet Plate Processing…Photography and Alchemy

Tuesday, December 15, 2009 at 5:40am Posted in Antique Cameras, Equipment, Film, interview, Large Format, Living in Europe

collodion-class-16sigsmWhen we started upon this journey into film photography it was my husband who was the real catalyst for this venture.  He did endless hours of research and was fearless about putting this knowledge into practice.  He decided that what interested him the most was an old process called Collodion Wet Plate, which produces an image on glass or metal.

He started searching out where he could learn this type of photography and amazingly he found a Master of this craft living no less then 6 miles from our house here in Germany and to make it more interesting, he too was a temporarily transplanted American.

For the past 3 days my husband was given the opportunity to study one on one with this amazingly talented man who has been attributed with bringing back to Europe the lost art of Collodion Photography, Quinn Jacobson of Studio Q Photography.   His work is inspirational in so many ways.

I popped in for a few hours to do a sitting for my husband and also to document some of his progression.   Make sure to take a look at a few of these informative and inspiring links and view the slideshow I created of the many steps and alchemy of this ancient process.  In the next few blogs i hope to get my hubby to take you on a tour of each step using the photos so keep a look out for those blogs.

Quinn Jacobson Master of the Collodion Process
Collodion Wet Plate Process

Great light to you during this busy holiday season!

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December 15, 2009 - 08:32 Tim Adcock - That is a really cool process, but I think I will learn regular Black & White processing first. Way to go Erick, it looks like you are having fun and producing some really good work.

December 16, 2009 - 01:00 Phil Vaughn - It's so intriguing to see this process in action especially when compared to today's quick and clean digital workflow and ubiquitous retail photo processing machines. We are so used to our modern ways that we seldom look back into roots and histories and we lose awareness and appreciation for our foundations. Thank you for the eye-opening and mind-expanding article. Best wishes as both of you progress in the Collodion photography. Phil

July 7, 2010 - 22:31 Ted August - How very interesting! I'm 63 going on 19, and never get tired of learning something new, each and every day. I've been involved with photography for only 3 or so years. But when I see the process of times past, it just gives me a greater appreciation of those who have trail blazed before us in this art. I'm thinking your process could very well hold some dangers to the photographer? (In the mixing of chemicals and possible harmful effects of same.) Its great being able to witness this process which was used in times past. Hope to see way more of your outstanding art! Ted August Altus, Ok?

August 12, 2010 - 06:08 Iris - That is so super-cool, Laura. Thank you so much for sharing this.

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