Caitlin
One of my first nearly-successful ambrotypes. It’s fogged and has various problems. But this is really more the aesthetic that I’m going for. So the goal for the summer is to be able to get a really solid ambrotype so I can get back to this.
Also, Happy Birthday, Stacy!
May 26th, 2007 at 9:52 am
Outstanding Walker…it is almost as if she is emerging from mist or smoke! It must be so satisfying to see the end results when you are trying to master a new..old process. Love this so can’t wait to see more. Phil
May 28th, 2007 at 3:40 pm
Man, you`re so creative!!!
Good luck with everything. I can`t comment on this one. Beyond words.
May 30th, 2007 at 8:00 am
I’m not sure how you’ve done this, but it sure looks cool
May 31st, 2007 at 10:55 am
Sometimes I feel photographers use process to make up for lack of image. Here, the ambrotype only makes the image better. I’m confident that had this been taken with a ‘blad and some t-max 100, it’d still be just as wonderful a portrait, but you’ve made it something more (if that’s possible) by taking the effort you did.
June 4th, 2007 at 12:38 pm
You are off on a great start! Much better than my first one (and some of my current one’s)
I love the mysterious look of the subject surrounded by the artifacts. Can’t wait to see more!
August 2nd, 2007 at 9:03 am
Walker: Very cool. Since Sally Mann is your hero(ine), it’s not surprising to see serendipity play a key role in your wet plate photography. Also, nice how the imperfections in the process frame the subject. For what it’s worth, the “comets” might go away with additional filtering of your developer and/or silver nitrate. Is the fogging in this plate related to the darkroom lighting issude we talked about before?