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• Two great Daguerreotypes surface in NZ

  Well, have just acquired two fantastic daguerreotypes from a local online auction. The first is an early British Royal Navy image of an officer. Am still researching this one but am informed by the vendor that this chap is the son of the Captain or First Read More... Posted Friday, February 25, 2011 12:32 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Behemoth Dallmeyer

  On my previous post I had listed the lens on the Behemoth as a Dallmeyer 4D. This was a typo and should have read 6D. The lens pictured is in fact a 6D. Thanks to a knowledgeable reader for pointing this out. With this lens there will be some drop-off Read More... Posted Wednesday, December 01, 2010 12:48 PM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Dominion Post article

  Monday 29th Nov. http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post/news/4399753/Bellows-camera-a-labour-of-love Read More... Posted Tuesday, November 30, 2010 12:33 PM by Brian | 1 Comments

• The "Behemoth" is completed !!

  Well after quite a few months and many, many hours of work, the beast is finally ready to head for Wanganui. All mahogany construction, much of it triple laminated for strength. It has been made as a studio wet-plate camera and isn't designed for outdoor Read More... Posted Sunday, November 28, 2010 5:48 PM by Brian | 3 Comments

• This year so far....

  Well, back again with a few updates. Still working on the Wairarapa house....an on going millstone that needs more attention than I can give it while working full-time at Park Road. My spare time over the past few months has been occupied with getting Read More... Posted Sunday, September 26, 2010 2:12 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Recent developments

  Where has the year gone ??!! October already and counting down to Christmas. Has been a busy few months since my last update. At the end of July I had the Affordable Arts Show in Wellington, then a week later we travelled up to Puke Ariki Museum in New Read More... Posted Saturday, October 03, 2009 12:29 PM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Mid year update

  Almost halfway through '09 and not a great deal of wet-plate to show for it !! Have been rather tied up with my fulltime job at Park Road so haven't shot half of the images I'd promised myself I would shoot. Coming up over the next couple of months is Read More... Posted Friday, June 12, 2009 3:47 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Back in the Pen

  Well, have just started back at Park Road Post in the capacity of Laboratory Operations Manager.....Same title as before but more responsibility this time around. No longer "free range" anymore but wiser and more tanned for the experience. House is still Read More... Posted Wednesday, November 19, 2008 6:18 PM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Renovation Progress

  Well it's now September already and I can't believe how the year has flown. Have almost completed the bathroom and ensuite at the house, plus the woodburner is in and the double garage almost complete.Water tank and septic system and driveway all in. Read More... Posted Tuesday, September 23, 2008 3:50 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Christmas

  Merry Christmas folks. Well, despite my promise to add more cameras and images to the site, I just haven't had the chance. I've given up my position as Operations Manager at Park Road Post Production after 31 years in the Film Industry to pursue other Read More... Posted Thursday, December 27, 2007 6:00 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Collection update

  Over the next few weeks I hope to start adding more images to my site. Woefully lacking so far are my daguerreotypes, lots more ambrotypes, tintypes and cameras. At an auction this past weekend I've added 2 wet-plate cameras a "C" Ordinary Kodak from Read More... Posted Monday, September 17, 2007 9:12 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Affordable Arts Show

  Have now completed the Affordable Arts Show in Wellington with success. Sold 6 wet-plate images from my South Coast Series. A great learning curve and would like to be back again next year.....Now have an exhibition at Quimzy Gallery in Leeds St, Wgtn Read More... Posted Monday, August 20, 2007 10:47 AM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Website Additions

  Well, since my inaugural blog a lot has happened and this site has had a lot more content added. On the 2 nd March Expressions Gallery in Upper Hutt hosted an exhibition of prints taken from wet-plate negatives made by the Wellington photographer James Read More... Posted Thursday, May 10, 2007 9:32 PM by Brian | 0 Comments

• Up and Running

  Hey Folks. I am now on line and many thanks to my partner's son Duncan Menzies for setting up my web site. Over the next few weeks I'll be working on it, adding current wet-plate images, plates that I've made over the years as well as digital shots on Read More... Posted Wednesday, March 14, 2007 8:46 AM by Brian | 0 Comments Filed under: wet-plate

• The Process

  Step 1: A glass plate (or ferrotype plate) is cut to the size of the plate holder then cleaned to a smear free finish and dried. Step 2: The plate is held flat and flowed with iodized collodion which is allowed to drain from a lower edge of the plate Read More... Posted Thursday, March 08, 2007 12:46 PM by Brian | 0 Comments