One of the last steps before completing the entire work on a handmade photograph is varnishing it, which actually protects it from degradation.
This video is a demonstration of varnishing photographs taken with a Hasselblad medium format analog camera with a cassette adapted to hold a photographic plate.
A wet collodion photography technique that has been used since about 1851 and photographs from that time still exist.
PIf you would like to photograph your portrait or your project, please contact me at 702 147 071 or info@jankratochvil.com I take photos in the studio and outdoors. I digitize the photos using analog technology, so you will have them available in high resolution for both meter-sized poster printing and social media.
//I also do photo shoots at various events with presentations or group workshops for schools, students and individuals.
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Varnishing with sandarac or shellac. One of the last steps to finish my work. These pictures were taken for workshop and presentation purposes with an old collodion batch.
Music for video: https://www.bensound.com
