glass plate negatives?

Question

Has anyone worked with glass plate negatives before? Is it a difficult thing to do? And is it worth it to do it this way? I know Sally Mann has worked with glass plate negatives. I like her imagery.

Answer 1

I have worked with them and learned it from Scully and Osterman. The difficulty is right up there with making a dagguereotype, if not harder and certainly more messy. Since you are familiar with Sally Mann you know the quality you can expect with these images. I would almost suggest you try making a dry plate negative. It has about the same look but it is far easier and more practical. Here is a link that explains the process as well as information regarding other processes. http://www.alternativephotography.com/process_dryplate.html
Also if you are interested in old processes I would suggest you try the becquerel process of making daguerreotypes, it doesnt use mercury and the images are quite stunning, much more rich in tonality and depth compared to the dry plate or wet plate collodion processes.

Answer 2

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