Re: Ambrotypes and Wet Collodion Negativs

Luis Nadeau (awef6t@itchy.mi.net)
Fri, 8 Dec 1995 21:32:03 -0400

> Does anybody have any experience working with either process. I
> specifically would like to know which developer, Pyro or Ferric Oxalate
> is better suited and what would be a recommended silver iodide formula
> for each.
>
> Thanks, Mike Robinson
> Toronto, Canada

Gee, you're in the right country for this kind of question, although the
solution (pun intended) is not exactly next door;-)

Sherbrooke Village, on the East Coast of Nova Scotia, is a small historical
village, which has, among other things, a full time Ambrotype studio
running all summer. I visited the place a couple of years ago, but it was a
rainy day and the exposures would have been too long for sharp images that
day. They had plenty of samples to view and the work was good.

The George Eastman House in Rochester seems to be running a couple of wet
collodion workshops every year. There is also a Collodion Journal. This may
be covered in our FAQ. I am testing a new computer at this moment and don't
have access to my databases for exact answers to these questions. Someone
else here probably does.

Luis Nadeau
awef6t@mi.net
nadeaul@nbnet.nb.ca