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Showing posts with label Analog is Not Dead. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Analog is Not Dead. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 3, 2012

Van Turned Into Giant Wet Plate Camera ~ by Photographer Ian Ruhter

Los Angeles-based photographer Ian Ruhter creates amazing photographs using a van that he turned into a gigantic camera. Converting the Van into a massive camera was a two year labour of love.

 Ian uses the collodion wet plate process, first introduced in the 1850s, to produce the 36x24 inch images. Each image is one of a kind and costs $500 to produce,


“This project isn’t about making images. It’s not about creating the world’s largest camera. It’s about doing what you love. If you had been searching your whole life for something you love, what would you be willing to sacrifice?” ~Ian Ruhter





The opening of this Video reminds me of the TV show Breaking Bad. If you Meth lab cooks out there are looking for a legit gig, why not try the collodion process?


SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter on Vimeo.

Show Ian some love and check out his facebook page and Tumblr
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Thursday, July 7, 2011

Analog is Not Dead ~ Artists & Alchemists

Many artists have chosen to stay with traditional analog photography or have switched back from digital. While everybody and their brother has a digital camera plus a flickr account thinks they are a photographer, many artists are gravitating towards the traditional prints and negatives. The technical skill required to produce an image is high. Those who view photography merely as an instant gratification medium (with the advent of digital) will shy away from these traditional processes.

"If this were easy everybody would be doing it" ~ France Scully Osterman to her student.

Much like painting and sculpture the traditional photographic process is a major component of the art itself. (Particularly Daguerreotype and Collodion) I am glad to see this trend happen. I too have thought of getting back into analogue large format photography for my personal fine art work. (I will continue to use digital for my commercial work) Want to be separate from the herd? Hipstamatic silliness is not the way. Go Analogue young grasshopper. Long live the negative!