Saturday & Sunday

August 29 & 30

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 4

Prerequisite: Intro to Wet Plate or equivalent knowledge of the wet plate collodion process

Given its extremely low sensitivity to light, the wet plate collodion process has historically called for long exposures in order to yield a proper image. With the advent of modern strobe-based lighting, exposures can now be made instantaneously, opening a new range of creative possibility.

This workshop will give wet plate practitioners the skills and information necessary to utilize strobe lighting in their practice. Participants will learn about options on the new and used market for strobes and light modifiers suitable to the process that are powerful yet economical. Basic portrait and still life lighting techniques will be covered. Cameras, chemicals and lighting will be provided.

$50 materials fee included in tuition

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.

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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.

Image © Sam Dole

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