#11 Wet Plate With Joseph Brunjes

FPP archivist and occasional guest joins us this week to discuss his love affair with all things wet plate.

We get to question him about the process, history, materials and a bit about gear though not too much (mmm another guest we need back on).

We didn’t discuss the zone system on this show so apologies to anyone out there who needed a zone system fix, you may have to wait a few shows.

 

Links and references arising from the discussions:

For dark cloths and LF development tubes etc

https://www.panastoreonline.co.uk/harrison-dark-cloth-1035-psc-hcloth-os-n-a-came-1

https://viewcamerastore.com/

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/446773-REG/Harrison_2036_Silver_Classic_Dark_Cloth.html

 

Joseph was influenced by the wet plate portraits of American Cowboys – check out his work here

http://www.robbkendrick.com/kendrickWP/

Joseph does one on one workshops for wet plate collodion and silver gelatin printing. For more details just contact Joseph through his website https://www.josephbrunjes.com/about

Other Workshops in the USA

http://www.alternativephotography.com/penumbra-foundation-center-for-alternative-photography/

 

USA Wet Plate Supplies;

Tanks and helper trays: Lund Photographics  https://www.lundphotographics.com

Aluminum plates:   Main Trophy Supply

(800) 323-6054

https://maintrophysupply.com

 

Chemicals: Bostick and Sullivan -  They have a great wet plate starter kit complete with mixing instructions.

https://www.bostick-sullivan.com

 

Wet plate holders:  http://www.chamonixviewcamera.com

Joseph is a fan of Chamonix products

 

Supplies if you live in the UK

http://www.wetplatesupplies.com/

 

Aluminium as a base for tintypes – google trophy aluminium, in the UK one would be

http://www.engravamet.co.uk/product/trophy-aluminium/

 

Joseph said the best way to learn about LF portraiture is to study the work of the masters

August Sander

Edward Curtis

Richard Avedon

Irving Penn

Philippe Halsman

Arnold Newman

Yousef Karsh

Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Douglas Kirkland

There are many more of course but it is a good start with this list.  

 

shout-outs to

 

Mike Raso on the FPP

https://filmphotographyproject.com/

Darren Riley and his “Um” song

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.youtube.com%2Fwatch%3Fv%3DSvaGziI3HRg%26fbclid%3DIwAR1R4ZobopdqMe9SdcnhkIa29rPu7PeusGTG8k1a9Tn-8pUWD-8Di0hfAR0&h=AT277jAc5s-q7FK9PyfxjDos034KALMGpoQ0a5BEsjrAvd2sDoMoQt19N1koUBoxz2s8XCuDzdmN7TSHoYiUFOwbocL75G0LCrMoH0b_X3cniV7v2MzXKMbWL9s3C0vt7hWPeiu80D1ludkIn-1YaQ

Craig Sheaks video channel

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCuh15ZtmA4Rim6jjFKrXG4Q

 

And the Classic Camera Revival Podcast especially their latest LF episode

https://classiccamerarevival.podbean.com/

 

Joseph’s links

https://www.josephbrunjes.com/index

https://www.flickr.com/photos/24021575@N02

 

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ko-fi.com/largeformatphotographypodcast

 

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