I've been walking dogs in my local area for the past 2 years, I quite enjoy it, I have 4 of my own dogs anyway and the money's good, well better than I can get from photography! I've just quit my final furry friend so that I can dedicate more time to my photography practice (whatever that turns out to be?)
To make a start I thought I'd have a rummage around in the studio to see if I can make the space a bit less cluttered and maybe have a go at fathoming a work flow of sorts. I definitely have started to notice what's working and what's in the way.
I really need to start putting the plates away on a daily basis now as I'm starting to get them muddled up. It's also not very good to have them all over the place. With that in mind I've started to wax/varnish then scan them all...Boooorrriiinggg!
I made 2 larger plates a few weeks ago that have both peeled. This one though has lifted in one piece so I'm going to have a go at lifting and re-siting it.
It's weird how peeled plates scan isn't it? I've had some success re-attaching them by painting albumen onto both sides (wherever possible) with a very soft brush.
ReplyDeleteFrederick Scott Archer actually recommended striping the emulsion off the glass and re-attaching it to blackened plates but that was supposedly because glass was relatively expensive in the 1850s. Good luck! Peter.
It's still sitting here but I read that originally that was how they used this!
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