Large Format Photography Australia

Funny you say that Maris, and I appreciate you picked up on it. Definitely the time and effort that goes into preparing a daguerreotype plate makes you think long and hard about where it'll end up. I the expense and difficulty of the process certainly warrants a worthy subject, something most would ...

Thanks Maris. These are mercurial daguerreotypes. Had a very good teacher, did a workshop with Craig Tuffin back in September. Also Bianca Conwell from Vic and a couple of fellas in the US & Canada have been very helpful with advice. The dag community is very small with so few practitioners but ...

Really enjoy this unconventional backlit photo, Maris.

I’ve been busy this year learning the mind-melting daguerreotype process. There’s only a couple of us doing it in Australia and the very few people still practicing this have been very helpful. So I should acknowledge those that have been instrumental in getting me here. It really is as hard as they...

I'd call that Australiana.

Thanks for your thoughts Maris. I actually shot quite a few plates of the same scene, this is the one I initially liked better. But going back there is another one of the same composition that might be more aesthetically pleasing. I will try post the scan later and would love to know your thoughts. ...

View on the River Huon
Franklin, Tasmania

5.5" x 14" black glass ambrotype

Chasing an 8x10 camera. Condition not important. It'll be used in the field for wet plate. Don't care how beat up it is so long as it works Also chasing a 14" lens to cover 11x14 and 12x20 Dagor or g claron Shipping from overseas is brutal right now so need to shop closer to home Best contact i...

https://i.ibb.co/VktMBZ6/bicheno1.jpg 5.5" x 14" black glass ambrotype https://i.ibb.co/5XWK1VqP/Untitled-Panorama-5.jpg 5.5" x 14" black glass ambrotype Trying something different, not taking photos of sticks for once. Have to admit, whilst the change of scenery is refreshing f...

Thanks Maris. Given the photo was taken under the canopy of trees, and I "metered" the shot during overcast light, perhaps the sun breaking through for the last minute or so of the exposure caused the highlights of the leaf tops to blow out like that, it's not what I had planned, I ran out...