Daily Shots
A few weeks of severe storms changed the dunescape along the coast. Although still January in the Netherlands, and despite the strong winds, it feels like spring. The salty smell of the ocean gets stronger. A weak promise of summer, or is it only my wish? And why do I see bodies in my landscapes? The belly of a woman. The start of a series.
(Fujifilm X10 on EXR mode, 1/500s f/7.1 at 14.2mm iso100, no adjustments)
Starting a new series wet collodion plates not flown all the way to the edges of the plate. Playing with the process. It gives them more of a poetic look (as if peeking into a scene), cleaner edges and just love all that darkness enveloping the image, while being drawn in.
Wet Plate Collodion, 4×5 Tintype
Wet Plate Collodion, 4×5 Tintype
Wet Plate Collodion, 4×5 Tintype
Wet Plate Collodion, 4×5 Tintype
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I recently start working “Honeydew” Job.
This Job is very hard and painful, yet there are no pays or any appreciations.
being that my wife got pregnant, she gives me subtles as ” honey do this, honey do that, honey do.. honey do…”
So The job is called “Honeydew”
Finally I had a short break last weekend, went outside with my old ride and treated myself for fresh italian seafood. even had favourite icecream (haven’t had for months) as desert.
this posting is just thumb up that I’m still like you guys photos and arts and will get back to LIF for many more postings in soon.
A very old ceiba tree. the oldest tree on Curacao, so they say. In its grooves and wrinkles a figure of a man appeared, caught between the croaky branches.
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62 cities and towns protest against the totalitatian regime of Traian Basescu and his government of puppets.
Few photographs from the University square, the symbol of Romanian Revolution.
Hi all, I am back after a long absence. I was too occupied with my new job and my little girl. Here are some pictures of her during our stay on Curaçao past few weeks. I bought the Fuji X10 as my new always-with-me-cam. It is fun to use, and I am very surprised by its usability.
In keeping with LIF tradition here are my five (5) fave images of 2011. They were digital, daguerreotype, film, and collodion. No new year resolutions.
Lies at the lions pit, Antwerp Zoo
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Wet Plate Collodion, 4×6 Tintype/Photogenic Drawing
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Collodion & Other Antiquarian Processes Resources:
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Practical Photography on Glass and Paper, A Manual, Charles A. Long, 1856
A Practical Manual of the Collodion Process, S.D. Humphrey, 1857
The Dry Colldion Process, Charles A. Long, 1857
Photography on Collodion, Charles Waldak & Peter Neff Jr., 1858
A Method of Converting Collodion Negatives into Positives, by Heat, John J. Campbell, 1858
Manuel Theorique et Pratique de Photographie sur Collodion et sur Albumine, E. Robiquet, 1859
The Chemistry of Photography, Raphael Meldola, 1889
A Manual of Photographic Chemistry, J. Churchill, sixth edition, 1861
The Photograph Manual, N. G. Burgess, 1862
Photography with Emulsions, Piper & Carter, 1885
The Photographic Negative, Rev. W. H. Burbank, 1888
The Dictionary of Photography for the Amateur and Professional Photographer, Edward John Wall, 1902
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Personal Collection:
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Gayle Stevens, Wet Plate Collodion, Tintype/Photogenic Drawing
Gayle Stevens, Wet Plate Collodion, Tintype/Photogenic Drawing
Processed using Silver Efex Pro 2
Wet Plates Collodion, 4×6 Tintypes/Photogenic Drawing
The 2 plates displayed are part of a larger 4 plate art piece. The bottom plate shown here has been acquired by a Photographer’s Association in Norway. A replacement will be made.
George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography 1
George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography 2
George Eastman: The Wizard of Photography 3
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Not an image that I should have liked to post on LIf but just a sign that I’m alive. I have done a lot of professional photographs lately (I am in charge with the imaging of a wellknown urbanism magazine since 2010) and this is consuming a lot of my creativity in a direction that is not always what I feel like shooting. Sometimes I feel like traped in a situation where I have to shoot something I wouldn’t. However, it’s an interesting activity and I hope to be able to carry it on in the year to come. I also hope I’ll be eventually able to catch up here.
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