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Wet Plate Collodion Fixer ComparisonKCN vs Rapid Fixer vs Hypo A side-by-side comparison of the fixers typically being used with wet plate collodion tintypes and ambrotypes. The Setup: A standard s … read more

High level instructions for making a tintype.  I recommend supplementing this with a workshop and or YouTube. 1.Pour a puddle of collodion onto the plate the covers about 1/3 of the ar … read more

Small Batch for FreshnessMany suppliers supply Collodion U.S.P. with a concentration of nitrocellulose that varies from 4 to 10%. This means your collodion formula may contain double the amount of ni … read more

A few years ago I began an aging study on four cadmium free collodion formulas to see how fast they age. I have data for some of the formulas at various times, but I wanted to do a more controlled ex … read more