Summer is here, and with it comes beautifully sunny days that are perfect for wet plate colloidian photography. It is also getting hot, and humid. Not so fun.
I took advantage of the early morning conditions to do some retrofit work on the big darkroom cart. The last time out with it was in early March. This was before things became crazy with social distancing, and masks. That feels like along time ago. Well, on that last run with the cart I had two flat tires, and am just now getting around to solving that problem. The rubber was fairly sun damaged, so new tires were in order. Went with beach cruisers in green. Pretty sharp, I think.
I then hauled out the saws, and drill to make changes to the upper part of the box. The goal was to lighten it some, so off came the hinged side panels, and front piece. This makes for an easier setup, and gives the cart a lower profile.
New dark cloth curtains are on order. Went with lavender. Should look nice with the new green tires. Need to design a nice logo, and get some signage for the cart too. Time to start operations as a tintype business.
Webster’s Wet Plate 
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