Yaum's Photo Diary

I have always felt Canadians are extremely fortunate, so many do not appreciate their extreme privilege and luck. Thought I would share a st...

 

 

 

Will be TRYING to make 24x24 inch Ambrotypes today. I found a nice quiet area near my home. Will shoot a tree section. It’s a beautiful Sept...

Am making some 11x14 and 14x14 Ambrotypes portraits with my friend Larry. It should be fun! Update* Had to cancel, Larry was not feeling wel...

Will be test shooting the 24x24 inch Chamonix camera at Elk Island National Park on Sunday. It should be quite a challenge, fun, fun, fun!!!...

Gosh all of a sudden I had a tone of Fanny RV problems. - a flat tire last night after I started preparing the TV for the hitch repair appoi...

Thinking of combining Ambrotypes and objects found near their shooting location. They would be housed in the same frames.

When shooting Murillo diptych shots, it might be easier to shoot with 2 holders, the 11x14 and the 14x14, back to back. There should be more...

Thinking of doing 5-10 completed Ambrotype works that are framed (handmade frames) for exhibition. I need to see what the final/finished wor...

When I started out on my wet plate journey 10 years or so ago, I knew nothing, yet I dived in head first. Got me a darkroom trailer for $800...

I have been getting very small dust like particles on my plates after varnishing. Not sure what the deal is. Today I tried covering my varni...

The honeyed plates from yesterday. I put honey on the plates to keep them moist for transport. They each get their own traveling tray. They ...

I am setup and shooting Ambrotypes at the Nordegg, Alberta, graveyard again. Came with the truck this time, as there is a hitch issue with t...

So, I went into the trailer to get some alcohol part way through my trip to Nordegg graveyard. I opened the door to find thee pump running! ...

My black house garb  as he bin are filling up with house window panel waste and broken glass pieces. I had to spread some of it out to my si...

Spent the last few days cutting up a bunch of the old aluminum house window frames I bought for $30. Separating the glass from the aluminum ...

I have maybe 20 Ambrotyoe plates completed to the varnished stage but no black substrates (painted 2mm glass). Need to find more sources for...

Was up all night and into the late morning washing plates. Of all the jobs I do in the wet plate process, washing plates is probably the mos...

 Been playing with thicker glass of late. These two are on some free glass I got and cut to size. Thicker glass creates a greater feeling of...

Lost all my Silver Nitrate from my Acrylic Tank. It leaked and I lost about 4-5 litres of the solution. I have travelled with it loaded in t...

The Victoria Camera Club asked for more info, for the coming talk I will do for them via ZOOM (a PowerPoint Presentation). Wrote this up for...

So the first 3 attempts at opening yesterdays house window glass went bad (cornered screw type). I broke all 3 and was only able to get limi...

So, did an unintentional glass thickness today while varnishing. Plate #1, 2mm thick. While I was applying the painters tape, I VERY lightly...

Got a ton of old house non tempered glass windows off Facebook Marketplace today. Cost $30 CAD (down from $40). If I can get these things ap...

Found an old "Compact Flash" card in a drawer, hope to use it soon to make new pics. On the card I discovered some old 2017 Kodoku...