Ep. 200 Bailey Russel – Photographer, Alternative Photographic Processes
Bailey talks about teaching photography at the University of Wyoming, his art related experience before teaching, wet plate collodion, getting his M.A. from NYU in conjunction with the International Center of Photography, Vera Lutter, what made him want to become a photographer, Emmet Gowin, camera obscuras & the process, the Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition, his trailer camera, chemigrams, cyanotypes & his series on energy production, and his solo exhibition, “Western Extraction,” at Bitfactory Gallery.
Ep. 147 Kary Janousek – Photographer, Wet Plate Collodion
Wet Plate Collodion Photographer, Kary Janousek, discusses how she ended up in Fargo, the historic building that houses her studio, her start in photography, how her millinery business informed her photography business, the catalyst to explore wet plate collodion, cameras, the process of wet plate collodion, working large compared to small, positive and negative plates, chemistry, safety, history of wet plate collodion, sourcing chemistry and materials, the expense, lenses, clean plates and imperfections, why she likes photographing people, vulnerability, perspective, social media, the time she shot a wedding, and keeping your word.