Wash the plate one last time in water to remove the fixing agent, then dry. To protect the delicate image, apply a coat of varnish to the plate. Application is conducted in much the same way that ...

DRY plate photography cannot be altogether regarded as an unmixed blessing. The facilities which it affords to the amateur have brought down upon us a veritable avalanche of books on natural ...

Eastman continued working his bank job during the day, but at night, he used his mother’s kitchen as a lab where he could experiment on the chemical process behind photography. Traditional cameras at ...

In 1903, the 54-year-old inventor of dry plate photography and the Stanley steam engine was diagnosed with tuberculosis. Because it was believed that fresh air would slow the disease—or ...

A love for wet plate photography and its accompanying photo-making processes inspired Perak-based photographer Steve Tan to take the plunge and build his own wet plate camera. The 30-inch (76cm ...

Read online or download a PDF of this issue. Print & Full Archive SubscriptionThis digital issue plus 12 new issues (in print, digital and tablet formats) plus archive access to 1845.$99.00 ...