Check out Katie Cooke‘s funny ambrotype crash course/primer: 20 steps to ambrotype victory… Or: How not to make ambrotypes at Photocritic.

Wet plate collodion artist/educator Quinn Jacobson writes: The Atelieretaguardia Studio in Barcelona is planning a 3 day wet plate collodion workshop in Barcelona for May 30, 31 and June 1, 2008 and they’ve asked me to teach it! DOWNLOAD A PDF HERE FOR MORE INFO – IN ENGLISH AND SPANISH I taught a workshop here [...]

Tom Persinger of f295 writes: f295 Symposium 2008: An Examination of Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes is being held in Pittsburgh, PA USA May 29 – June 1, 2008. Here are a few of the latest announcements! The Official Symposium Hotel I’m pleased to announce that The Holiday Inn Select at University Center is [...]

Students will learn the making of ambrotypes (glass direct positives) and tintypes. (Ferrotypes, tin plate direct positives) Students are guided through the process step-by-step from the mixing, pouring, exposing and development of plates poured with wet collodion. The newest edition now is 4 color of the manual, Making the Wet Collodion Plate in 16 Steps [...]