Thursday

October 23

10 AM - 6 PM

Class Size Max: 4

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

Have you taken Intro to Wet Plate and want more hands-on time with the process?

Join instructor Sam Dole for a dedicated day of tintype practice. Participants will work collaboratively, sharing cameras and materials while refining their technique under the guidance of an experienced wet plate practitioner. Sam will be on hand to assist with pouring methods, dialing in exposure times, and answering any outstanding questions about the process.

Penumbra will provide all necessary materials, including cameras, continuous lighting, chemistry, and plates. Each participant may bring one model; no additional setups are permitted. Maximum plate size is 4x5.

Tuition includes a $25 materials 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. 

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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