Today I want to inspire you with amazing people in front and behind my camera with my new collodion wet plate portrait project “inspired”. This …
wet plate portraiture
Portraiture is not about any gear and process, it is mostly about communication and empathy. With fast shooting cameras you can start a conversation and freeze the moment that you like. That is different with using the wet collodion process. You work together with your sitter for this one portrait that freezes time into pure silver on a plate. Slowing down and disconnecting from our fast moving world can make things easier, but thats not always the case.
Tintype photography is one of the very earliest forms of taking photographs, dating from the 1850s. It requires precise chemistry, accurate timing …

Read more about Borut here: https://blog.markus-hofstaetter.at/?p=8546 (and how he saved my lens) ► Inspired project: http://inspired.mhaustria.com (Register for news about the Inspired book) ► buy me a tea https://www.buymeacoffee.com/mhaustria ► Analog Store: http://shirts.mhaustria.com ► Patreon : https://www.patreon.com/mhaustria ► Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/mhaustria ► Find links (affiliate) to all tools I use here: http://list.mhaustria.com Learn more about the inspired series: https://youtu.be/lMRuFIXIy7s Chapters: 0:00 First wet plate portrait 2:36 Second wet plate portrait You can find upcoming wet plate workshops in Vienna and near Germany here: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/kollodium-nassplatten-workshops/ For individual wet plate workshops (starting with one person) please contact me here: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/kontakt/ If you want to buy the plates or ta limited fine art print: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/storeplates/ Find more of my Work on my website: http://www.mhaustria.com Wet Plates and Shirts: http://www.markus-hofstaetter.at/pages/front_store/ Facebook: http://fb.com/mhaustria Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/mhaustria Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/mhaustria
Colorado-based photographer Don Jones has captured cowboys, cowgirls, and Chief Sitting Bull’s great grandson through the archaic process of …

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Clément Marion, a French photographer in his early twenties, shoots only with analog processes. In his latest project, he decided to use wet plate …
For the past five years, I have organized an annual photographic Tableaux Vivant based on classic paintings. I have included anywhere from 15, or in …
It hasn’t been easy being a portrait photographer during a pandemic. I opened my tintype portrait studio in February of 2020 with visions of goofy …
Photographer Markus Hofstätter has made a name for himself by pushing wet plate photography to new heights, trying things others have never even …
UPDATES: New BTS photographs and video showing part of the wet plate development process of “Standing For Us All” have been added. Minor grammatical …
Modern Collodion has just announced the winners of the 2019 Wet Plate Competition, the second annual contest for wet plate collodion photographers …
New York-based photographer James Weber recently shot a series of portraits of WWE wrestling superstars using the 1800s wet plate collodion …
Wet plate collodion photographer Alex Timmermans recently shot a new photo titled “Swan Lake” for his surreal Story Telling project. Here’s a look at …
During past few weeks I have been working on a new picture I had in mind. This time I already knew the title: “The Rain Maker.” It’s a picture made …
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Earlier this year, we shared a beautiful short documentary, titled “Silver & Light“, which featured Los Angeles-based photographer Ian Ruhter and the …
We've featured Ian Ruhter before: his Silver and Light series was an incredible display of talent, ingenuity and originality. I'm glad to say that …
The task was clear – an original portrait of a Medieval Knight Sword Fighter (national champion). So I planned to do a collodion wet plate of a knight …
In the age of digital images, Spanish photographer Jacqueline Roberts goes over 160 years into the past. She uses a 19th-century photographic process …
In the Summer of 2021 something special is coming to the Scottish Highlands (and hopefully elsewhere), courtesy of Simon Riddell, a van, a large …
Spread the love This is a syndicated blog post from Markus Hofstätter. It is being republished with permission. Also be sure to check out our previous …
Wet plate collodion is a photographic process that dates back to the mid-1800s. It involves using antiquated equipment and processes, including toxic …
If you’re tired of the unrealistic beauty standards set by all the edited pictures on Instagram and long for a return to “the good old days,” here is …
Brian & Jane Scadden at a Boer war re-enactment Brian’s historic camera and plate collection Trevor working leather Pennyfarthings in Oamaru Brian’s half …
Photographer Alex Timmermans tells Damien Demolder why he uses the wet-plate process to bring his carefully planned situation comedies to life Finding …
Sometimes I ask myself, how do I get myself always into these enormous projects. Maybe this is how everything is supposed to be in my life. Or …
Regardless of one’s beliefs in spirits or the afterlife, we’d all like to feel a connection to those we’ve lost. In the mid-1800s, one of those …
I decided to participate this year for the world wet plate day. I discussed it with my girlfriend and she was the one who came up with the idea. …