Large Format Photography Australia

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...

Both taken, surprisingly, at Miena.


5.5" x 14" ruby glass ambrotype


5.5" x 14" black glass ambrotype

Thanks Maris. They've only managed to get through two frames so far, they're waiting on materials to continue framing more of them. I spared no expense in the framing, they actually talked me down from some more grandiose ideas I had for the frames, arriving finally at what you see in the images abo...

Just been clicking through all your snow gum photos on here the last couple of hours maris. love all of these, given me some great inspiration. thankyou, absolutely brilliant work.

5.5 x 14" black glass ambrotype

5min 20sec exposure

Got a couple of my black glass ambrotypes framed floating in a nice traditional ornate black velvet box frame with a subtle cherry stain finish, behind TruVue museum glass. Really pleased with how these turned out, although been getting lots of comments on the frames. I suspect people like the frame...

That is a striking success, sunburn or not. As you mention that your model was very tolerant of the time it takes to do this kind of photography, perhaps the two of you could delve into the kind of work Veruschka did with body painting and blending into the surrounding landscape. I could see that t...

https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/50021404151_e2dde0843e_c.jpg Park Shelter, Deloraine Gelatin-silver photograph on Ultrafine Silver Eagle VC FB photographic paper, image size 21.5cm X 16.3cm, from a 4x5 Kodak Tri-X negative exposed in a Tachihara 45GF field view camera fitted with a Schneider Su...

Quite an arresting image, enhanced a bit more by the irregular edges of emulsion(?) showing. Do you make the glass black, or do you use a black backing? I'm quite ignorant of the ambrotype process, but seem to remember this being a thing when I visited the German National Museum for their celebrati...