Early Work, things without a name

Things without a name.

Birth of Photography

Birth of Photography: ancient principles leading to Camera obscura, (Mozi, Aristotle) first camera obscura built by Arab scientist Alhazen, “Book of Optics” 16th century, enlarge hole, use lens 17th century, portable box, movable focus, artists 1727, Johann Heinrich Schultz discovers silver salts darken in light 1800, Thomas Wedgewood’s “sun pictures”, deteriorate rapidly 1816, Nicephore Niepce, combines [...]

Wet Plate Collodian

Studio Q, Quinn Jacobson, an excellent resource for Wet Plate Collodian Information and artistry. “Collodion is nitrocellulose (a.k.a. guncotton) dissolved in sulfuric and nitric acid with ethyl alcohol and ether added. Its generic name is pyroxylin solution. It is toxic and highly flammable. As the solvent evaporates, it dries to a clear, celluloid-like film. Today [...]