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I had my portrait taken. This is a tintype, or wet plate collodion process.
Muza is the artist in residence at the Pfister Hotel. I found an article or two about her in the newspaper. She doesn't have a background as an artist. She just heard about a workshop in NYC, so she and a friend decided to attend, and then they started a business. Her partner has moved on, but the business has only been in business for a couple of years.
https://www.margaretmuza.com
You can drop in an have your portrait taken. Wet plate photography is a very immediate process. It takes her a few minutes to set up the plate. She spreads collodion on it, then puts it in a silver nitrate solution to sensitize it. The plate has to be exposed within about ten minutes. Then it needs to be developed in about ten minutes.
It is not sensitive to red light. So anything that's red turns out black. And blues are very light. In this photo, I'm wearing a very dark blue shirt. Red areas of my face become more prominent, and freckles turn out very dark. The plates are not very sensitive to light. They have an ISO equivalent of 1 to 5. She had to use three big strobes and a reflector.
I'd really like to learn how to do this myself. Muza recommended taking a workshop, but I can't find any in the midwest (maybe Ohio?). I'll try a book, and a "complete kit" of chemicals.
Muza is the artist in residence at the Pfister Hotel. I found an article or two about her in the newspaper. She doesn't have a background as an artist. She just heard about a workshop in NYC, so she and a friend decided to attend, and then they started a business. Her partner has moved on, but the business has only been in business for a couple of years.
https://www.margaretmuza.com
You can drop in an have your portrait taken. Wet plate photography is a very immediate process. It takes her a few minutes to set up the plate. She spreads collodion on it, then puts it in a silver nitrate solution to sensitize it. The plate has to be exposed within about ten minutes. Then it needs to be developed in about ten minutes.
It is not sensitive to red light. So anything that's red turns out black. And blues are very light. In this photo, I'm wearing a very dark blue shirt. Red areas of my face become more prominent, and freckles turn out very dark. The plates are not very sensitive to light. They have an ISO equivalent of 1 to 5. She had to use three big strobes and a reflector.
I'd really like to learn how to do this myself. Muza recommended taking a workshop, but I can't find any in the midwest (maybe Ohio?). I'll try a book, and a "complete kit" of chemicals.
