Wet Plate Collodion Photography - Paul Taylor

August 15-18, 2008
Three-day workshop, limited to 12 participants
Tuition: $600
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Paul Taylor of the Renaissance Press guides participants through the arcane process of collodion emulsion on a glass negative plate. A turn of the century technique used to realize his noted series of “riverbank” images – hauntingly beautiful views of the woods lining the banks of the Connecticut – Paul invites participants to walk the river and see how these differing technical approaches influence a final composition: the patterns created by the interviewing of the branches, and the movement of the water. The viscous quality of the background created by the glass negative contributes to the challenge and rewards of this workshop.

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Renaissance Press is a photography atelier known throughout the world for its museum-quality portfolios utilizing these esoteric and challenging processes. In addition to doing his own work, Paul has collaborated on photographic portfolios with numerous internationally renowned photographers, including such luminaries as Aaron Siskind, Luis Gonzalez Palma, Milagros de la Torre, Tom Baril and John Dugdale. Work by the Renaissance Press is found in numerous museum, corporate and private collections in the United States and abroad.