My New Camera
So far this year, I haven’t really had much of a chance to play with one Christmas gift that my ever generous and encouraging husband gave me:
A 12″ x 15″ hand made Large Format Studio camera for Wet Plate Ambrotypes.
Construction began June 2010 in Texas by an amazing artisan – Ty Guillory.
It is a 1890’s design modeled after an “Empire State Camera” made at that time by Rochester Optical.
Ty had never built a Wet Plate Camera this large and was incredibly enthusiastic for the challenge, and for us, after working with many used E-bay camera finds with taped and leaking bellows….this was a dream come true.
I am excited to see what challenges working in this large format will bring. Portraits with this camera will be life size!
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Aamora welcomes Laura Boston-Thek as a special guest. You will be well rewarded by checking out her work on her website and on JPG Magazine.
The camera is just such a beautiful object in itself and I love your shots of it and the story behind it. Look forward to all the amazing images you’ll be taking with this!
Very inspiring! Can’t wait to see your work with this amazing gift. (And I hope your cold is gone by now, Laura.)
I’m wondering what camera was used to take the pics. Like everyone else…I’m looking forward to your photos.
i would love for you to do my portrait with this beauty !!
as well i dream about shooting with one of these some day.
beautiful laura !
Thank you all so much!
Hello Laura! What an incredible camera story – like a piece of history of photography seen through a time machine, obviously, with Clover included. He fits very well on that carpet
This is amazing – how lovely to have a special husband, I have one too.
Look fwd to seeing your work with it
Gosh I had no idea this went up. Thank you guys for your kind words. If I never get over this damn cold I will have to find someone to will it too. LOL!
I have two portraits lined up upon recovery…very much looking forward to it!! 🙂
Great light to you all!
That looks like fun! Just standing there, it is beautiful! Congrats and can’t wait to see what you create with it!
OMG!!! WANT!
WOW….wonderful gift and equally wonderful photo essay….very nice indeed….splendid! Enjoy!
Lovely story!
Amazing camera I’d love to use one of those one day…