EMULSION, EQUIPMENT, OTHER

How to Coat Glass Dry Plates with Silver Gelatin Emulsion

In this blog post, I’ll guide you through the process of coating glass dry plates with silver gelatin emulsion. When I first started coating my own plates a few years ago, I really wished I had come across a clear, step-by-step tutorial like this. Most of the information I found was scattered across forums, blog posts, and bits of video. I had to experiment a lot, and along the way, I made plenty of mistakes and wasted quite a bit of emulsion. But in the end, I figured out a method that worked for me, mastering a syringe coating technique...
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EMULSION, EQUIPMENT, ON THE FIELD, OTHER

Exploring the Canyon with Large Format Camera

What a great time I had exploring the Pekel Canyon in central Slovenia with my 4x5 camera and hand coated glass dry-plates. It was a cloudy day just calling for some long exposures. I packed my 4x5 Intrepid camera + holders filled with hand-coated glass dry-plates and headed for an adventure. I hiked along the waterfalls of Pekel Canyon in the hearth of Slovenia. Made an exposure and developed it in my Container Darkroom. Along the way I also filmed everything for you :) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ne23W2_XSsY&t=1s
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