Video: Ambrotype Plates for the Bosses!

Will show these two Ambros to the bosses at the plant.

Petrochemical Plant, 11x14 Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Canada 2024

Gerry Collodion and Vinegar Developer.

Petrochemical Plant Boilers

Petrochemical Plant Boilers, 11x14 inch Clear Glass Ambrotype, AMBROTOS KANATA, Edmonton, Albera, 2024

Gerry Collodion, Vinegar Developer and Hypo.

I will change out the Ambrotypes black background to a deeper black. That will give the image a more contrasty feel. Currently there is only a slightly dull a black sheet of paper behind the Ambro.

Note* I added the black metal background images, much more contrast.

Glossy black metal background creates higher contrast.

Blackish  paper background creates soft tones.

3rd 8x10 inch Ambrotype Added to Alberta Collection!

This is the 4th work I have in  The Alberta Foundation for the Arts Collection, the 3rd Ambrotype. Will use the $1000 CAD to buy Silver Nitrate.

Carpentry Boy!!

With the large AMBROTYPE plates to come on the AMBROTOS KANATA wet plate project. I will eventually need to frame work for exhibitions (I hope!). Large 24x24 inch (possibly 35x35 inch) frames cost hundreds of dollars. I probably will also need even larger diptych and triptych frames, which could run into the thousands of dollars.

To help with those costs I have decided to learn some woodworking skills and will try to make my own frames. I want it to become part of the creative process. Both the image and the frame should become a beautiful, expressive, creative whole (I hope!). Another old man retirement thing.

To that I have begun buying some carpentry/woodworking tools and watching tons of how to YouTube vids.

So far i have a new mitre saw, a new table sander, a new work table and a new shop vacuum, along with clamps, glue, measuring tools. I will pick up a used, secondhand table saw this morning, for $100. A new table saw cost too much, so trying to save a bit there. Most everything was bought on sale. I hope this is an investment on later savings.

I know nothing about carpentry but this should be fun, creative and challenging. As long as I do not chop off a couple of fingers, things should work out nicely!!

Note* Also watching lots of safety videos!

Dewalt 12 inch mitre saw

Table sander

Skil 10 inch secondhand table saw.