The Frederick Scott Archer Project

The Wet Plate Collodion Day Book 2009 I’m pleased to share this link with you; it’s the CiM (Creative Image Maker Magazine) Winter 2010 (print edition). I wrote an article for this issue. It’s about the Frederick Scott Archer Project. 

I hope you buy the magazine, read the article (and look at the Wet Plate Collodion photographs), and then buy the Wet Plate Day Book and feel so moved that you make a cash donation to the project (wink, wink) - I’m just saying, "I hope".

Seriously, I do hope people get on board with this project. I’m just a few c-notes shy of making the bank transfer to London. If you can, please donate (sales@studioQ.com), or support the effort by buying a book.

This is a great cause and I know we can make our goal and make this happen. It’s been a lot of work and a lot of sacrifice to get this far. I know times are tough, and money’s scarce, but if you, please help.

As the time gets closer, I’ll post more information about the ceremony and the events.  The Collodion Community thanks you for your support!

World Wet Plate Collodion Day Book 2009

I'm happy to announce that the Wet Plate Collodion Day Book 2009 is ready to for prime time! You can order a copy, or two from Blurb:

The Wet Plate Collodion Day Book 2009

Please keep in mind that the preview of the book sucks (quality). That's the only reason I didn't release it sooner. Caron got her copy in the US and sent me some snaps - it looks great in print, so forget about the preview.

Please spread the word about the book. And ORDER one or two copies! This is a great project to support. We need to sell 250 – 300 copies!

Thanks to every one that participated! Great job! We did it!!

8”x10”, full color, perfect bound, 92 pages, 82 images, 51 artists/photographers – great work!

Photos by Caron Gonthier (thanks!)

The Cover shot!

Inside sample.

Inside sample.

Inside sample.

And the back of the book!

World Wet Plate Collodion Day: May 2, 2009

The World Wet Plate Collodion Day Logo Well, the date has been set - May 2, 2009 for the first World Wet Plate Collodion Day.

Mark Zimmerman suggested this idea on the forum board a few weeks ago. I think it's both a brilliant idea and a fun thing to do.

The idea is to honor a process that's given so many a new lease on creativity and generated so much excitement in photography. I'm going to try and make a couple of nice plates here in Germany on that day.

It would be great to see a publication from the work. I think it would be a nice community building thing to do, too. I'm thinking a simple Lulu (for cost) book - buy it or not kind of publication. It would be less that $25 USD to purchase it. No politics, commerce or strings attached. An annual publication from images all over the world would be so cool!