CHRIS MORGAN

Ambrotypes

It has been a while since I did a complete series of images as ambrotypes.  Ambrotypes are wet-plate collodion images created on glass instead of metal.  Photographers can use clear glass (have to back the image with a dark material to see the positive image) or they can use dark glass to support the image.

I will be shooting on clear glass for this next project, bringing to the image a sense of fragility, much like the subjects of the images.  This weekend I will be cutting and testing plates/concepts in order to prepare for the upcoming series.

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