That Cover Glass

I sent this image for exhibition somewhere in Texas, and it came back destroyed by poor packing with a smashed cover glass. Lesson learned: I will always specify how my plates need to be packed.

I put off replacing the glass until today, almost a year, and now regret it. The air leaked in by the cracked glass tarnished the plate in weird ways. A second lesson learned.

Our Garden Gate

Details:
Half-Plate Daguerreotype
Iodine: Magenta (60 seconds)
Bromine: 2 seconds
Second Iodine: 20 seconds
Exposure: 45 seconds @ f11 (leaves: 12.33ev)
Lighting: a sunny day in the northwest
Development: 4:15 @ 70˚C

Tried lamp black as a second polish after the rouge, and it left all kinds of weird spots. Very thin silver plating on the half-plates which I had made a few years back.

The Pink Dress

Details:
4x5 Daguerreotype
Iodine: 60 seconds
Bromine: 3 Seconds
Second Iodine: 30 Seconds
Exposure: 9600Ws @ f2.8
Lighting: studio strobe, one head, 22" beauty dish reflector
Development: 4:45 @ 70˚C

Another crappy through-the glass scan...

She would rather be outside

Details:
Quarter-Plate Daguerreotype
Iodine: yellow with red-edges (70 seconds)
Bromine: three seconds
Second Iodine: 30 seconds
Exposure: 9600Ws @ f2.8
Lighting: studio strobe, one head, 22" beauty dish
Development: 5:00 @ 160˚F

A horrible through-the-cover glass scan...