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Small update - Magazine & "How To" Guide

Hey everyone, This is just a teeny tiny update on a few relevant things. First off, one of my authcromes was recently featured on the...

Let's talk about the Second Varnish

(Note: I originally wrote most if this in June 2019, but waited forever to post it while I continued experimenting with coatings...)...

A long overdue autochrome update

I've been stringing people along, telling them that I plan on adding a new autochrome blog post when I "figure things out a bit". Well,...

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Initial successes with reversal processing

This blog entry is going to be short and sweet -- As it turns out, I was very close to full success with reversal processing. After...

Reversal processing woes

Although I won't make the case that they're anywhere near the quality of the original plates, I'd say I'm about 95% of the way to being...

More successes with the Autochrome

Regarding Starch: Now that I'm mentally organizing everything, I've gotten a lot done in the last two weeks! The starch I use now is...

Success and Failure: Moving forward with the Autochrome

I've been playing with the idea of making autochromes for about 4 years now. Making photographs 100% from scratch had always interested...

Some reflection on the Lippmann mirror

Don't worry, I've gotten the bad jokes out of my system with that title. Recently I had a bad case of diarrhea of the mouth, or at...

The Road to Color: The Lippmann Plate

Ever since I first became interested in photography, I've always wanted to do everything from scratch, from start to finish. Now with...