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Comment on Girl in the woods by D.L. Wood

D.L. Wood — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 02:48:23 +0000

I am just exploring wet plate photography and found your site. After looking at your work here I think these are a great improvement. It’s hard to really tell over the internet but the surface pour and coverage looks more consistent so it looks like your image is more consistent. Of the two I like the top one best. Keep up the good work.

D.L. Wood

Comment on Girl in the woods by Mama

Mama — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 09:59:44 +0000

you know I love them. Keep up the great work and you will make some money. Gloria thought they were quite futuristic especially with the blowing leaves.

Comment on Problems solved! by Mama

Mama — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 14:30:54 +0000

This is a wonderful photo, I love it!

Comment on Fogging by Amber Maitland

Amber Maitland — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 19:13:05 +0000

Hi Gayle,
I think it was a combination of overexposure and overdeveloping on different plates. I seem to have things under control (gulp–I don’t like to even say it!), and I wonder if some of my “bad” plates were caused by the trophy aluminum I was using. It’s possible that I got a batch that was coated badly and it was causing reactions. But yes, in most of them I was developing too long.

Comment on Fogging by Gayle

Gayle — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:47:45 +0000

Looks like you are over developing. How long do you have the developer on your plate before washing?

Comment on Fogging by Monika

Monika — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 13:04:22 +0000

You poor thing. If I didn’t know how it ends I would join you in shedding tears. As you say the real plates are worse than the ones on the photo but that is maybe because they faded even more. You are doing a great job in eliminating the various problems.

Comment on What a bummer by Monika

Monika — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 12:48:03 +0000

What a disappointment! But practice makes perfect, so try, try and try again! Think of all the millions you could put into your new company when you get going after this last bump in the road. Consider what you have done to get this far, so this is really nothing to worry about.

Comment on What a bummer by Peter Towersey

Peter Towersey — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 08:33:50 +0000

Interesting Ambre I remember years ago when I developed my own photographs, back in the days when we all wore a Canary attached to our hats, that temperature was very important. If I remember correctly 70deg was the optimum but I guess keeping the mixture cool would be your problem. happy New Year to you both

Comment on My first solo tintype by sandy

sandy — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 03:24:48 +0000

i have been blessed to really watch this transfor and del and i are so proud of u don’t lose faith u aare going a long way love ya sandy

Comment on My first solo tintype by Amber Maitland

Amber Maitland — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 22:13:39 +0000

Thanks, Borut! I just read your post on the FB group…hopefully mixing your own chemicals will get you more contrast. I really thought hard about buying premixed, it would have been so much faster and less trouble, but I’ve learned so much about the chemistry by doing it myself (and am still learning).