Had a rather animated discussion with a Facebook friend about wet plate. All the wet plate guys constantly speak of how tough things are to do in wet plate. They are the experts I guess, but I find the negative talk, to negative at time. Prefer to see the beauty of what will happen in my wet plate future, not the negative nelly stuff.
Here is one of the comments I wrote him about why I love wet plate photography.
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Here is one of the comments I wrote him about why I love wet plate photography.
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Gerry Yaum But
what I fell in love with is Ambrotypes is how the subject looks to BE
ALIVE INSIDE THE GLASS..a 3d illusion of life...almost like you could speak to them...I found that so fascinating, so absolutely
beautiful, compelling, wonderful, stunning..all those big great
words...I have a bunch of Ambrotypes I got from Japan that I find
especially enthralling. Probably made way back when 1880s? 1890s? that
glass has these people in them, CAUGHT INSIDE THE GLASS LIKE THEY ARE
ALIVE STILL!!!...that is the reason I am doing all this to try to do my
own versions of that MAGIC FEELING..
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| Japanese women ALIVE INSIDE THE GLASS |
