I learned the technique of wet plate collodion in 2009, as part of my formal education as a photographer. Working with wet plate collodion means cutting glass plates by hand, mixing chemicals from scratch and applying them to the glass plates to make them sensitive to light. This technique was originally used between 1850-1880, but today a new wave of photographers has re-occupied the properties o
f wet plate collodion, in seek of an alternative to the digital process. The plates are sensitive to UV light only - light which is invisible to the human eye. Due to the slow process,the photographer literally speaking leaves her fingerprints on the images, . In my portfolio at www.johannesvendsen.com you will find ambrotypes and aluminotypes; positive images on glass and metal plates. Johanne Seines Svendsen accomplished her Master of Art`s degree at the University of Trondheim in 2006, with a thesis on Norwegian History of Photography. Later, she learned the technique of wet plate collodion during an internship in Barcelona, Spain, as part of her formal education as a Photographer. She now lives and works in Lofoten, Norway. Member of Nord-Norske Bildende Kunstnere (NNBK), Norske Billedkunstnere (NBK) and Forbundet Frie Fotografer (FFF).
