Digital pinholes
First collodion wet plate made at home. Holga camera tintype.
I have just spent the weekend with a friend of mine on a collodion wet plate workshop with the hugely talented John Brewer, a genuine master of this technique. Made some great friends and had a fantastic time. John put us at ease, showed us the ropes and then let us off the leash with some fantastic plate cameras and amazing Victorian alchemy in the darkroom. A wonderful experience and confirmed the fact that traditional methods will never be replaced by digital ones. He also has an amazing collection of the most bizarre and random things.
While having a long-overdue clear out, I came across these glass 9x12 negatives. I cannot remember if they were bought at a car boot, recycle centre or off Ebay. Anyway, the have been scanned in at 6x8. Nearest guess at the age of these is from the 1920s to 1930s, taken in France.
More pinholes with instant film. Valley of Rocks, Lynton, North devon
More ‘Polaroid’ Pinholes but with Fuji FP100 in and around Hope Cove and Thurlestone, the South Hams, Devon.
Images taken on a Kodak Six-20 ‘Brownie’ D. 120 film was re-spooled onto the 220 spools. Images on 11 year expired bromide paper. Scanned images then adjusted tone, saturation and contrast.
Orthochromatic film. ISO25. 8 second exposures.
