Ambrotype Self Portrait
Testing my lighting setup with a self portrait. This is an Ambrotype - a wet plate collodion on glass. All of my glass is recycled - I use the glass from old windows. If you are going to use an "antique" photography process why not use antique glass? Pretty happy with the lighting - uniform and a good exposure. I need to work on the eye focus as I missed a little bit. It is not easy setting up, pulling the lens cap off, moving into position and then hitting the flash. But I will do better next time. Here…