Where can I find good resources to learn the wet plate collodion process?
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I’ve had good results and a lot of fun with bromoil, and I’d like to start learning the wet plate collodion process. Beyond the most obvious Google results, are there any especially useful websites, forums, or articles that cover the process well?
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Alternative Photography, which is on Google's first page, is still one of the best resources I know of for alt-process photography, so I'll recommend it anyway: http://www.alternativephotography.com/wp/processes/wetplate/the-wetplate-collodion-process
The forums at f295.org are low-traffic, but generally helpful and knowledeable, and don't show up for the obivous searches. They have a dedicated collodion section: http://www.f295.org/Pinholeforum/forum/Blah.pl?b-collodion/
Unblinking Eye has a decent article on the process, with some photos of the portable darkbox used: http://www.unblinkingeye.com/Articles/WPC/wpc.html
http://APUG.org doesn't have a dedicated section for collodion, but there's a fair amount of information scattered around their forums; site-specific search with Google is a good place to start with APUG: http://www.google.com/search?q=site:apug.org+collodion
But the best place by far isn't on the internet at all. If there are any people working with the process locally, they may offer workshops from time to time; it takes about a day to get oriented and produce your first images (often using the instructor's gear, which is convenient). To find those, get in touch with any local photography clubs, darkroom spaces, or decent camera stores – those are usually the venues where you'll see such things advertised.
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A few community-recommended resources are worth starting with, even if some appear in basic search results:
- Alternative Photography: widely considered one of the best general resources for alternative processes, including a solid wet plate collodion section.
- f295.org forums: a lower-traffic but knowledgeable community, with a dedicated collodion area.
- Unblinking Eye: has a helpful article on wet plate collodion, including examples of a portable darkbox setup.
- APUG forums: no dedicated collodion section, but useful discussions are scattered throughout; a site-specific Google search can help.
Because collodion is a niche historical process, the best information is often spread across specialist communities rather than in one definitive source. In practice, combining a good process overview with forum discussions is usually the most effective way to learn.
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