Saturday & Sunday

December 13 & 14

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 4

After attending introductory wet plate courses, participants are often eager to try working with larger plates. This workshop provides the opportunity to make tintypes and ambrotypes in the 8x10” size, while advancing ones collodion technique and skill set. Attendees use Penumbra’s studios, cameras, lighting and chemistry. Bringing your own 8x10” camera is encouraged, but not necessary and should be discussed beforehand by emailing Griffin@penumbrafoundation.org. Prior wet plate experience is required, whether it be a Penumbra intro workshop or similar class at another institution.

Tuition includes a $75 material fee

If your desired tuition option is unavailable, please email info@penumbrafoundation.org and we will do our best to accommodate you. If the entire class is sold out, we can add you to the waitlist.

Images © Sam Dole and previous Penumbra students

Sam Dole is an NYC-based photographer and educator specializing in large format and the wet plate collodion process. For over 15 years, he has brought his knowledge and experience of historical photographic processes to commercial client projects, reintroducing the medium to the mainstream and broadening its audience. He has served as a technical consultant on commercial projects collaboratively with photographers for clients ranging from Carhartt, Redemption Rye, Smithsonian Magazine Online and programs on Paramount Network (Yellowstone, 1883, 1923 and Lawmen: Bass Reeves), among others. His work has been featured in various publications, including Cabana Magazine and View Camera, and he has produced in-game graphics for Red Dead Redemption 2 by Rockstar Games. Since 2011, Sam has been involved with Penumbra Foundation, where he currently teaches basic and advanced lighting courses in wet plate collodion and is the photographer for Penumbra's in-house Tintype Portrait Studio.

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