Thursday, November 16, 2023

Video: Cottonwood trees, Dinosaur Provincial Park

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Cottonwood trees, Dinosaur Provincial Park, Alberta 2023 Part of the long term wet plate project of Canada, AMBROTOS KANATA.

Video: Trees, Preachers Point, Alberta 2023

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Trees, Preachers Point, Alberta 2023 The work is part of a long time photography project of Canada titled AMBROTOS KANATA

Another Silver Tank

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Got a near mint condition second hand silver nitrate tank and plate rack delivered today. I can now do 11x14 plates more easily. The idea is...

Video: Graveyard Crucifix

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Graveyard Crucifix , Mundare, Alberta, 2022 The work is part of a long time photography project of Canada titled AMBROTOS KANATA

Video: Cottonwood Tree #1

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This 8x10 plate was sold to the “ Alberta Foundation for theArts” for $1000 CAD. It along with a second plate became part of their permanent...
Monday, November 13, 2023

A Haunting Daguerreotype Portrait

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This stunning Portrait has from 1850 has been haunting my thoughts. The man was most likely a slave. The picture is a daguerreotype. You can...
Sunday, November 12, 2023

Quote: Ruth Orkin (Photographer)

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Friday, November 10, 2023

Bought Me Two Recommended Books on Daguerreotypes

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I am on the trail of learning how to make Daguerreotypes, the oldest and probably the most dangerous photographic process. Workshops are the...
Thursday, November 9, 2023

Quote: John Madden (Football Coach, TV Color Man and General Good, Funny, Guy)

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  “I think, if you come back in another life, I’d like to be either a blimp or a seagull.”
Wednesday, November 8, 2023

Daguerreotype Study

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With the coming possibilities of creating daguerreotypes, I thought some study of its creative history was in order. To that aim I purchased...

Quote: Joni Mitchell

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“I believe a total unwillingness to cooperate is what is necessary to be an artist - not for perverse reasons, but to protect your vision.”
Tuesday, November 7, 2023

Cleaning For Winter!

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Believe it or not this is the cleaned up state of my varnish/UV exposure room. Getting this room and the adjoining darkroom cleaned up for a...

AGO Artist Residency?

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I applied for a 2024 Artist Residency at the Art Gallery of Ontario. The AGO allows 3 artists a year into their Artist-in-Residence program....
Saturday, November 4, 2023

Secondhand 11x14 Gear

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Picked up a secondhand 11x14 silver nitrate tank (lightly used) and a 11x14 drying rack for $$296 CAD including shipping. I now have 3 - 8x1...

"Photograpic CANADIANA"??????

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Found this story from January 2021 today. I did not know it existed, at least in this form. Not sure what “Photographic CANADIANA” is. I did...
Wednesday, November 1, 2023

1 Year After the UNB Shows

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It’s been a year since THE PEOPLE WHO LIVE UNDER THE FREEWAY, was exhibited at the UNB, the University of New Brunswick. This is the story a...