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Wet plates in a Holga
« on: December 19, 2012, 02:42:28 PM »
Check this amazing stuff out from Ian Ruhter:

Lights, Toy Camera, Action on Vimeo

I love how this guy thinks! Hand held wet plate shots? Nutty.

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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #1 on: December 19, 2012, 03:16:45 PM »
He;s not the only one doing wet plate Holga's.. I think S Gayle Stevens is doing some beautiful and really interesting stuff, check her out on Susan's blog: http://blog.susanburnstine.com/post/9827669868

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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #2 on: December 19, 2012, 03:16:56 PM »
I saw this yesterday through Twitter!!

I mentioned this to a friend, and she suggested we do this instead. I have two of these, so I'll probably try it with one of them.

http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/cameras-film/wet-plate-collodion-with-a-polaroid-camera
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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #3 on: December 19, 2012, 03:51:59 PM »
oh, that was pure pleasure watching. thanks :)

so collodion huh... what if I took shots on unpainted glass? I could put it on a black background and see the shot nicely and still make contact copies with it, right?
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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #4 on: December 19, 2012, 04:01:05 PM »
very innovative

i plan on doing a wet plate course next year at some stage!

its great to see these old processes still being used and re-invented.

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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #5 on: December 19, 2012, 07:04:14 PM »
Super, super stuff!

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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #6 on: December 19, 2012, 07:41:22 PM »
I would love to just be there and watch Ian work. Super inspiring to see him taking wet plate to new levels.


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Re: Wet plates in a Holga
« Reply #8 on: December 19, 2012, 08:44:46 PM »
In issue 5, 2007, of Light Leaks magazine there is an article on how to shoot wet plates in a Holga. Photographer Michael Pavlov wrote the piece. I got to see Gayles wet plate Holga pic this past year at Krappy Kamera in NY. I believe she converted a Holga 120 Pinhole Pano if I am not mistaken.