Part of what catches the attention of would-be wet plate photographers and fans is the hands-on processes that come with the age-old medium. In a recent video, wedding and wet plate photographer Markus Hofstaetter tells us exactly how hands on it gets by showing us how he makes his own metal plates for wet plate photography.
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Some of you may already be familiar with Mathieu Stern and wet plate artist Markus Hofstaetter, who both share their photography passions on their respective YouTube channels. We've seen a lot of Markus' stuff in particular, as he's one of our go-to guys when it comes to wet plate photography. thephoblographer.com »
2019-08-27 19:00
Portrait and wedding photographer Markus Hoffstaetter is at it again with his mind-boggling wet plate photography. Previously, he did an amazing steampunk-themed photoshoot where he shot double exposures with a 91-year-old box-form SLR wet plate camera. thephoblographer.com »
2018-03-19 16:00
Remember portrait and wedding photographer Markus Hofstaetter and his passion for wet plate photography? He's back with another awesome wet plate project. This time, he shot with a 91-year-old box-form SLR in handheld for a beautiful steampunk-themed photo shoot. thephoblographer.com »
2018-02-19 23:00
Wet plate photographer Markus Hofstaetter is always experimenting with his art in different ways—whether it's capturing creepy halloween portraits, or this failed attempt to capture a fire and water wedding portrait on both digital and wet plate. dpreview.com »
2018-02-16 04:40
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2017-06-16 21:33
Recently I have been seeing a lot of people having problems identifying the signs of their plates being either overdeveloped or overexposed, so I decided to do the following simple exercise that should make it easier for folks with a discerning eye to see if one of these troubles may be possibly plaguing them at the moment. thephoblographer.com »
2017-01-16 08:02
The other day, I was listening to On Taking Pictures, which was my favorite podcast that recently returned. And on this show, photographer Bill Wadman talked about how photographers at the Eddie Adams workshop shoot portraits at around 20 frames a second or so these days.
15 years ago, photo workshops were not yet a thing. You could sign up for a photo excursion on a cruise ship or other tour for which you had no instruction, but dedicated, stand-alone photo workshops were not really prevalent until around 10 years ago.
15 years ago, photo workshops were not yet a thing. You could sign up for a photo excursion on a cruise ship or other tour for which you had no instruction, but dedicated, stand-alone photo workshops were not really prevalent until around 10 years ago.
"I had some big issues in my life that I needed to process, and photography was a way for me to do that," explains fine art photographer Jennifer McClure. "I didn’t set out to work in fine art, but I am happy that I landed here.
Leica Akademie UK has announced the launch of its Leica Lab program which is set to offer an exclusive learning experience provided by industry experts with backgrounds in commissioning, shooting, editing, and curating work.
The longer I've worked in the photo industry, the more I've been able to see photos within a photographer's portfolio and put together a scene. Lots of photographers use images from workshops and tradeshows in their portfolio.
One of the biggest things that I think that any and every photographer needs to keep in their mind is that you always need consent to touch a model or move a subject; and Jerry Ghionis is the master of showing you how to do this.