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.
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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
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. thephoblographer.com »
2018-05-16 01:00
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
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
How big can a vintage Petzval lens get? Markus Hofstaetter shows us in yet another awesome video. Clue: It’s really BIG! When you’re a wet plate photographer like Austrian wedding photographer and wet plate artist Markus Hofstaetter, you have to be a bit of a handyman and craftsman. He has proven just that in previous videos
"I saw a wet plate online and something drew me to it," explains Shane Balkowitsch. He continues, "my first attempt at a wet plate is a photograph of my brother, taken on October 4th, 2012. " Seven years after the fact, Shane has burst into the spotlight with a very special photograph of a hugely influential young woman.
Wet plate photography, also known as wet collodion process, is among the topics we like to keep tabs on, mainly because it's amazing how this centuries-old photographic process is kept alive in the digital age.
Today's technology has given us many ways to create panoramic photos, but we bet that all of you are yet to try shooting with this technique. San Diego-based Anton Orlov has been busy experimenting with some daguerreotype techniques, but there's one project that he was able to do successfully.
If you've been following the work of Markus Hofstaetter with us for some time now, you'll know that you can trust him to come up with the craziest and most surprising wet plate photography projects.
Just when we think we've seen everything from Austrian portrait and wedding photographer Markus Hofstaetter, he manages to surprise us each time. He's pushed the boundaries of wet plate photography and what can be done for the craft.
Can you achieve the unique look of wet plate photography in a digital photo? The short answer, of course, is yes. But the real question should probably be, how close does it look to the real thing? We find out in this interesting quick comparison video.