More Bad Ambrotypes
Posted by Jalo on 03 Apr 2010 at 08:35 pm | Tagged as: Ambrotype
I had another wet plate holder made from an 8×10″ film holder; this one works a little better than the previous wooden holder…



…and some more bad ambrotypes here… screwed up by my inexperience and awkwardness — also overexposure and maybe some issues with the chemistry…





The chemistry used here is based on the “New Guy” formula, introduced by Quinn Jacobson. I will tell more about my mix of chemicals after experimenting some more — and hopefully getting one proper ambrotype plate!



Talking of Quinn Jacobson, there are very nice videos and descriptions of the wet plate process on his website.

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