Civil War Era Glass Plate Photography Demonstration - Rob Gibson
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- Опубликовано: 6 июн 2011
- Photographer Gibson explains how photographers of the Civil War era created wet plate negatives using portable darkrooms and cameras. The event was recorded at the National Press Club in Washington, DC in 2000.
The video was excellent as was the photograph, no small talk just good information,a real joy.
Couldn't imagine doing all of this during a battle with cannons going off in the background. These guys were underrated.
Just sat with Rob today. What an experience!
Great demo. Thanks for putting it up.
Enjoyed the video very much.
I used to wonder why no one smiled for photos in those times. It makes my cheeks hurt to even think about maintaining a big fake smile for more than 10 seconds.
That's a good point, in looking at some of the photos I shot most of them were wide open (2.8) and relatively close to me
excellent........I particularly like how the glass plate turned to tin when processed...... :)
Weird right I think he missed filling us in on step like shooting glass negative and a Tintype. I have tintypes frorm the civil war era and they are so cool but they are not glass.
I think they ruined the first one with the lights from the news camera lol .
Hello, I watched and liked. Still I have a question, please. I want to reenact taking a photo with a collodium wet plate in the nature. No building in the area. Did a photographer in 1882 had to take a little tent with him in order to apply the chemical on the glass before taking the photo, and would he use the same tent or cover as a darkroom to fixate the picture? How can he get light in that tent without electricity? I read about a red glass window.. Thank you for a reply. Also link to see such a field use dark room on old photos.. or reenacted.
Great explanation of the process. Imagine they did this out in the field, bringing their chemicals, and tin or glass with them. Thanks.
Could you make copies of a good glass plate by putting it in front of a prepared unexposed plate and then exposing to a bright light?
That is awesome!
excellent :) can you use any glass? and where can you buy a glass plate camera?
this is so interesting!!
It's a long , tedious process but its the results that matters ! Cool !
JAY STATON The glass plate is a negative within itself, you can print directly from it on regular photographic paper.
Amazing :)
At roughly 3:35 is that a waterhouse aperture he puts in the lens ? To hard to see on the phones small screen.
Like magic!
If at all, how did they get the photograph onto paper though?
*5 years later*
I don’t know
9 years later
They didn't, that glass plate was your photo
I want to know more about that girl in the next office
all that work and that is what he used as a background????
Exactly. Great video and excellent subject. But why have your subject get dressed in period attire for the photograph and have a modern door panic bar in the background??