29 Aug 2014

Wet plate collodion photographer Brian Scadden

From New Zealand Society, 2:20 pm on 29 August 2014

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Brian with bohemothBrian Scadden’s passion is old-school craft photography on cameras dating as early as the mid-19th century – some of which he designs and builds himself. These cameras, which can weigh up to 60kgs, predate film – and the images are captured instead on a plate of glass.

Gallery: Brian Scadden's Old School Photography

Amelia Nurse visits him at his portable workshop in the Wairarapa for a demonstration.

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