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A few months ago my friend Zach and I drank several beers and made a 16x20 camera in a day. Last night I finally got him in front of the lens.

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Ashley and the Ash.

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Ashley and the Ash.

16x20 Ambrotype / DIY Camera / 500mm f/4.5 Goerz Dogmar

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Larger than life and floating on glass.

16x20 DIY Camera - 500mm Goerz Dogmar - Ambrotype

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Big Sur

Lauren Bright on 16x20 Ambrotype.

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16x20 Ambrotype

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Joshua Black Wilkins and a 16x20″ Ambrotype we made the other day.

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I’ve gone back to my roots in wet plate collodion and started shooting clear glass ambrotypes again. The image, made up of a thin layer of silver is nearly invisible until held up against something dark and then it has a depth and vibrance to it which is just beautiful.

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I always make sure to take a photo of everyone involved in a photo shoot after we wrap. The best shoots end like this. Model Ali, stylist extraordinaire Haley Bidez.

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