Follow Northern California-based photographer Brian Gaberman as he pursues his love of wet plate collodion photography, on a journey from New York City to Wolfeboro for Element.
Introducing the Road To Wolfeboro: a documentary of a 10-day journey from New York to Wolfeboro; a coming of age story of the maturing Element brand and the evolvement of Brian Gaberman, outstanding photographer to exquisite artist; a road in which two entities have developed a state of mind, where nature and family values are embraced as a priority, but where the love for skateboarding will never be denied. - Element Europe
The collodion process is an early photographic process, invented by Frederick Scott Archer. It was introduced in the 1850s and by the end of that decade it had almost entirely replaced the first practical photographic process, the daguerreotype. -Wikipedia
Would you still choose to be a photographer if it took this much time and patience to get the shot? I suppose the digital equivalent for some of us would be the time we spend in post production but you got to admire a shooter who puts this much into it.
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I'm not a doctor, nor do I work in the medical field, so I don't have access to any patients. Accordingly, I wonder if the collodion process is for me?
I used to be a paramedic, but I didn't have enough PATIENCE for my patients.
Thanks Neil. One of the other FS guys caught me on this one too. The sad thing is this is the third time I made that exact same mistake in a post. :/
After 40 years I've decided I'm never going to get it right and have made up my mind that neither of these words exist. At least not for me anymore. :P
How lovely...
Great work...!
I have a question... I don't see in the video the developing process in place.... Is this wet process or dry process ? or wet collodion can be developed some time after it been taken?.... sorry about my english...hahaha
he has got a van close his shooting location, it's not an educative video about WPC so they don't focus on technics... you can watch this episode to have an idea of the process: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl-R_bDXvSI&list=UU994GUsdU3Z4Z7k6Vqsn3tA
He mentions on his blog that he is in fact shooting dry plate. Big difference, particularly when it comes to the difficulties involved when shooting on location. Still, fantastic images.
you're right, don't care about dry vs wet plate as the result is here!
My bad :)
In fact I know the process , I was made some wet plates... but I'm curios about dry process because the possibility of make photos on location without need to carry the dark room whit you.
Great video, and beautiful images. I am pretty sure he is shooting dry plate, not wet plate.
You are right... about the dry plate.
"I don't know what it means or why I'm interested in that. I don't know what it is that I'm after, but I know that I'm compelled to keep doing it."
That's the most honest and best part of this video for me.