Back at it.

Posted byPaul W. DorrPosted inUncategorized

It has been awhile since my last post, and wet plate work. Other things to do, and the hot weather has kept me away.

Awoke the other morning to temperatures in the mid sixties, and decided it was high time I got my gear back out to make a few tintypes. I was fortunate in that the barque Eagle had arrived the day before, and was in a good position to be photographed.

A few minutes to set up, compose a shot, I’m good to go. Near perfect conditions for wet plate work. Plenty of UV light. Warm, but not insufferably hot temperatures, and a rather nice subject to capture.

Published by Paul W. Dorr

A New York based photographer who still shoots film. Born, and raised in New England, and living the last thirty years in midcoast Maine, I took a job as Shipkeeper aboard the Wavertree at South Street Seaport Museum in the Winter of 2016/17. On my off days I find myself exploring the City with a camera at hand. At the moment I am shooting with a Mamiya RB67, but recently acquired an 8x10 Kodak Master View, with the hopes of doing some wet plate portrait work.