One of the many challenges to Victorian Photography methods is you need a nearby darkroom to do wet plate images. The term “wet plate” is descriptive in that the plate has to be exposed and developed before the collodion coating dries. This requires a darkroom because the plate is light sensitive.

In the 1800’s photographers carried around a dark box on their carts for work away from their studios. The dark box is still used by many today. I decided to build a darkroom on a trailer. I use it both as a darkroom and as a lab & work space for all things alternative photography.

Here is a little video of the first part of my trailer build. Parts 2 and 3 will be released soon!

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