Mondays

July 7 - 28

6:30-9:30PM

Class Size Max: 4

This evening workshop is for students who have taken a wet plate course and are looking to get more practice and guidance.

Working with other students and sharing cameras, participants get the chance to practice their wet plate technique under the supervision of an expert wet plate practitioner. The instructor, Sam Dole, will be available to help you perfect your pouring method, exposure times, and answer any lingering questions about the process. Penumbra will provide cameras, continuous lights, chemistry, and tin. One model per student is allowed. No other set-ups possible. Maximum size plate 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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