Shaun Kardinal Wet Plate Collodion Portraits
Shaun Kardinal is a good friend of mine and a former co-worker and Co-curator of Some Space Gallery as well as a talented photographer and web designer. Such a good dude!
Today I used a fresh batch of Collodion and realized that the last batch had thickened from ether and alcohol evaporating out every time it was used. This caused some thick areas in the corner of the glass plate that was used to pour off the excess collodion. These areas take a long time to clear in the potassium cyanide and turn a dark blue color. The fresh batch poured very smoothly and left only a little buildup and made for an evenly sensitized plate.
My pouring technique is a work in progress and the slightly thinner collodion makes for nicer plates……. I probably should thin the collodion a bit as I get near the bottom of the bottle. I shot 6 plates and these these two are my favorites-
