THe Collodion Technique
Collodion process or wet plate method was developed by Frederick Scott Archer, an amateur photographer in Britian, 1851. The use of the word collodion refers to the gooey mixture which is used to coat the glass plate. In order to complete this type of photography needed a fair amount of skill, in order to carry out the collodion steps the following steps would be needed to be taken:
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- A glass pane was covered with chemicals, which is known as collodion
-After this was done a print on paper would be done from the glass negative
- Then a panel in the light - proof holder, with the lens cap of the camera would be uncovered for a few seconds, and so taking the photograph
- The negative, now in its own light - proof frame, would be placed in the camera
- The negative would then be covered with a thin polish to make sure that the photograph wouldn't get scratched
- Then the glazed pane would be dipped into a bath that made it sensitive to light (silver nitrate)
- The panel in the light proof box would then be put back on, placing the negative in darkness again
- The glass negative was then taken to the darkroom and created using the chemicals and fixed making the negative image on it changeless
-The wet glass, which would be the negative (which is when the lighter areas in real life are dark in the photo and the darker areas in real life are the lightest in the photograph) used in the camera, would then be placed in a light proof box
A video that goes through the steps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyf8fQOdvDs
And a brief history of the Collodion Process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PAAJZRbn8
ANSWERS:
1- A glass pane was covered with chemicals, which is known as collodion
2- Then the glazed pane would be dipped into a bath that made it sensitive to light (silver nitrate)
3-The wet glass, which would be the negative (which is when the lighter areas in real life are dark in the photo and the darker areas in real life are the lightest in the photograph) used in the camera, would then be placed in a light proof box
4- The negative, now in its own light - proof frame, would be placed in the camera
5- Then a panel in the light - proof holder, with the lens cap of the camera would be uncovered for a few seconds, and so taking the photograph
6- The panel in the light proof box would then be put back on, placing the negative in darkness again
7- The glass negative was then taken to the darkroom and created using the chemicals and fixed making the negative image on it changeless
8- The negative would then be covered with a thin polish to make sure that the photograph wouldn't get scratched
9-After this was done a print on paper would be done from the glass negative
Place the steps in order from 1 to 9
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
Word Bank
- A glass pane was covered with chemicals, which is known as collodion
-After this was done a print on paper would be done from the glass negative
- Then a panel in the light - proof holder, with the lens cap of the camera would be uncovered for a few seconds, and so taking the photograph
- The negative, now in its own light - proof frame, would be placed in the camera
- The negative would then be covered with a thin polish to make sure that the photograph wouldn't get scratched
- Then the glazed pane would be dipped into a bath that made it sensitive to light (silver nitrate)
- The panel in the light proof box would then be put back on, placing the negative in darkness again
- The glass negative was then taken to the darkroom and created using the chemicals and fixed making the negative image on it changeless
-The wet glass, which would be the negative (which is when the lighter areas in real life are dark in the photo and the darker areas in real life are the lightest in the photograph) used in the camera, would then be placed in a light proof box
A video that goes through the steps: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gyf8fQOdvDs
And a brief history of the Collodion Process: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=--PAAJZRbn8
ANSWERS:
1- A glass pane was covered with chemicals, which is known as collodion
2- Then the glazed pane would be dipped into a bath that made it sensitive to light (silver nitrate)
3-The wet glass, which would be the negative (which is when the lighter areas in real life are dark in the photo and the darker areas in real life are the lightest in the photograph) used in the camera, would then be placed in a light proof box
4- The negative, now in its own light - proof frame, would be placed in the camera
5- Then a panel in the light - proof holder, with the lens cap of the camera would be uncovered for a few seconds, and so taking the photograph
6- The panel in the light proof box would then be put back on, placing the negative in darkness again
7- The glass negative was then taken to the darkroom and created using the chemicals and fixed making the negative image on it changeless
8- The negative would then be covered with a thin polish to make sure that the photograph wouldn't get scratched
9-After this was done a print on paper would be done from the glass negative