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Week 1: Self-Portrait, 2023

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“ From There ”

Last night, as I cuddled with my 10 month old and wife, I began to wish I had a photo capturing this special moment. I began to imagine what it would look like to pull off such a shot on wet plate. Quite a task with a heavy 8x10 antique wood camera, an even heavier lens, and an even heavier ...

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Jerrilyn Jacobs Edited a year ago

Downright amazing

Downright amazing

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Gaby Shaw Edited 2 years ago

Love the impact of the image, when I first saw it.

Maybe some more room above the top hat. I think the top hat is a great feature of the… more

Love the impact of the image, when I first saw it.

Maybe some more room above the top hat. I think the top hat is a great feature of the image.

Love the antique boarder and the black and white treatment. Very nice.

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Chris Kwock Edited 2 years ago

your edit totally gives that wet plate antique photo look

your edit totally gives that wet plate antique photo look

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t.rubblemaker Edited 2 years ago

That silk hat is awesome! You look like something out of a Dickens story. Too bad the top of the hat got clipped. I wonder if you could place some mirrors around so you… more

That silk hat is awesome! You look like something out of a Dickens story. Too bad the top of the hat got clipped. I wonder if you could place some mirrors around so you could preview the scene from the camera's point of view? (It's not like there's a selfie mode on a tintype camera!) Trying to photograph three people would be quite the challenge with the narrow depth of the field you have. Very much looking forward to seeing what you come up with this year!

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