Artists & Alchemists Trailer

I am so excited about attending a workshop on Albumen Printing at George Eastman House this summer taught by Mark  Osterman and France Scully Osterman.  Check out their web page at:  http://www.collodion.org/workshop.html

Work of an undiscovered woman photographer surfaces in Chicago.

http://www.vivianmaier.blogspot.com/

Thanks to Doug Aikenhead for alerting me to Vivin Maier's work.

A Slow and Frustrating Process

Yes, it has definitely bee a while since I started this!  First I needed to be sure I had adequate ventilation in my darkroom.

When the darkroom was finally ready, it was time to work with the chemistry and get organized for making a tintype.  I started off in my sunroom, but did not get a good image on the plate

This plate is WAY under-exposed.

Joe Smigiel, my former teacher recommended I try an out of doors photograph.  It was 12 degrees out!  I opened the door wall and focused on the trees outside.  This is the test strip.