We’re excited to host a historical demonstration! Get a special look at the wet-plate collodion process this summer. A hand-applied method where an emulsion is poured onto a plate of glass or blackened aluminum, sensitized, exposed, developed, and rinsed. The plate is then fixed before the emulsion dries, and finished with a varnish. This process was invented in 1852 by Frederick Gardner.

Willie Osterman has taught many disciplines of photography but this is a speciality. This collodion demonstration is ahead of portrait sessions we’re offering during Garden Week (July)! We thought portrait sessions would be a perfect addition to our annual Garden and Historic Building Tour programming! Pricing and additional information on reserving a session is available at www.ochs.org/events/gardentour. We have a limit of eight sessions so reserve yours now! Rain dates will be announced soon. We are available for any questions so please contact us.

This event is free but donations are suggested.

Ready to book your portrait session? Click here to reserve a sitting time!

Mr. Osterman earned his BFA and MFA in photography and is the former Director of Fine Art Photography at RIT and Professor Emeritus. He assisted Alan Ross in producing the Ansel Adams Special Edition Prints and worked as a contract photographer for the Eastman Kodak Company. A recipient of a Fulbright Scholar Award, Mr. Osterman developed a Masters Degree program at Croatia’s University of Zagreb. Over 80 exhibitions in the US, Italy, Turkey, Austria, China and Croatia feature his work.