Wet Plate Collodion Workshop by Tom Lee Grand Master Photographer, FSWPP, CrSWPP, FRPS, FMIPP

Ever wondered what it was like before digital? Perhaps even before film? Maybe from the birth of photography as we know it today? Well, here’s your chance…

The Society of Photographers are pleased to present Tom Lee with the support of Cambrian Photography, to give you the remarkable experience of making portraits exactly as they were done in the 1850’s.

Using his own equipment, Tom will demonstrate the wet plate historical technique in an all-day, hands-on workshop.

You may well have heard the terms ‘Tintype’ before, but not really known what it was or how it relates to photography. If you would like to own your own ‘Tintype’ and find out all about this historic process, then save the date and enrol for this hands-on workshop.

Spaces are limited to just 10 participants – so booking early is advised.

All necessary equipment and materials will be provided.

Learn about the process of Wet Plate Collodion
Use a 5×4″ Large Format Camera
Learn to sensitise and develop a wet plate
Take and Process your own Portraits
Go home with you own ‘one of a kind’ unique portrait
Free resource

Please remember, this is an opportunity to learn and undertake a unique process which you may never be able to experience again!

Tom says, “Wet plate is the process of capturing a photographic image onto a solid plate of glass (Ambrotype) or metal (Ferrotype/Tintype). The surface of the material needs to be sensitized with chemicals so it can record the image, but the whole process (including development) needs to be completed before the chemicals dry, hence the name ‘wet plate’. Early practitioners were often referred to as ‘alchemists’ due to the fact that they mixed variations of the original formula from raw materials, many of which were highly toxic!

I became a devotee of the process in early 2019 and loved the more considered approach required to produce images in this way. The process is being revitalised by modern day practitioners and numbers are growing.”

Tickets £100 each, inc light lunch and refreshments.
Limited to just 10 delegates!