Tag: wet plate collodion workshop

new beginning

As hinted in my last post – I’ve been making changes, and it feels good! 🙂 I’m delighted to announce and launch a brand new website which integrates my blog, pictures, films and books I’ve not even made yet – … Continue reading

the force and form of memory

the force and form of memory

I’ve been chasing my tail a lot recently with some great projects I’m involved with. I’ve had another amazing opportunity from Channel 4 to make a short film about mixed martial arts (MMA), and have been following a number of … Continue reading

garden gallery

A lot of my first plates have been made of friends and family in my back garden and I’ve decided to torture anyone visiting with a collodion portrait to build up a rogues gallery of plates made in the garden. … Continue reading

pdn photo annual 2011

Some of the my wet plate portraits have made it into this years PDN Photo Annual. Jim Fairlie and Davey Savage Jnr if you’re out there follow this link then hit “enter gallery” on the right of the image and … Continue reading

varnishing plates

As mentioned in a previous post varnishing a plate and narrating at the same time didn’t quite work for me so I’ve cut together a wee video with text to explain the steps involved with varnishing a plate. I hope … Continue reading

the ARGO

colin barnes

The ARGO used to be a community centre in Drumchapel where all sorts of great things happened. Pottery classes, youth clubs, tea dances and boxing to name a few. Sadly after years of existence it was closed by the Council … Continue reading