I did this photo of Melissa at my wet plate workshop at the Luz Studio Gallery workshop back in 2012. When I was in New Orleans I learned that you could do the wet plate process in the darkroom using a positive image in the enlarger. I am now thinking of possibly doing the "Lost Innocence" series this way, shoot my portrait head shot subject (brothel sex workers, trafficked and forgotten people) on a blad with a ring flash then convert that negative into a positive before doing up a 8x10 tin type or ambrotype. That is a lot of work to go through but I believe it could lead to some stunning and important possibly haunting photographs.
Here is Melissa from 2012:
Here is Melissa from 2012:
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| Melissa wet plate photography student, Canada 2012 |
