Course leader: Christian Klant
Location: Munich
A private and individually customizable workshop with CWetplate specialist Christian Klant.
This two-day course is aimed at beginners who want to get into the subject intensively and comprehensively,
as well as advanced students who would like to deepen their knowledge of the photographic process developed in 1851.
Existing results are discussed and recommendations are derived from them.
Everything you need to get started with collodion wet plate photography is taught.
Each participant has the opportunity to coat, expose and develop their own “wet plates”.
The finished pictures can then be taken home.
Possible course content (by arrangement): The scope and content depend on personal needs and can be individually coordinated with the lecturer.
- Required chemicals and accessories
- Handling the large format camera
- Working in the darkroom
- Troubleshooting – Solutions for problems when dealing with wet plates
- Interpretation of existing wet plates
- Setting up and optimising your own darkroom
- Equipment advice
- Scan workflow – digitization of wet plates
- Shooting with mobile darkroom ‘on location’
- Use of flash and daylight
- Optimal control of exposure and development
- Tips and tricks for advanced users
- Ultralarge format: Photographing 40x50cm wet plates
- Creating glass plate negatives
- Introduction to fine printing processes: salt printing, albumen printing, cyanotypes, etc.
Course information
Materials: The price includes all necessary materials up to 8x10" format. For larger formats, the cost will be calculated based on the actual need.
Participants: 1-2 people, groups on request
Course duration: 2 days
Language: German and English
Appointments: by individual arrangement
Level: For beginners with previous knowledge or advanced
Booking conditions
The following cancellation conditions apply to all workshops booked through Edition Argentum:
- Within 24 hours of booking: full refund
- Cancellation up to 30 days before the start of the course: full refund
- Up to 14 days before the start of the course: 50% cancellation fee
- Less than 14 days before the course starts: 100% cancellation fee
