Workshop
Duration: 3-4 hours (14:00-17:30)
Course fee: 20,000 yen (5,000 yen deposit required).
The content is the same as the workshops advertised on external websites, but the fees are cheaper.
Dates: Irregular (usually held on weekends. Please contact us by clicking "Book Now" below)
●What will you learn in the workshop?
You will learn how to make an ambrotype using a glass plate, take a self-portrait, and create an ambrotype (cabinet size) to take home on the day. All equipment, materials, and chemicals will be provided so that you can participate empty-handed. No prior knowledge of cameras is required.
We have set low prices so that as many people can experience it.
●Workshop Schedule (14:00-17:30)
①Self-introduction
②Outline of wet plate photography (history, chemical mechanism)
③Preparing the glass plates
④Deciding the composition
⑤Shooting and developing the first plate (my demonstration)
⑥Shooting and developing the second plate (performed by participants)
⑦ Rinse with water
⑧ Varnish and dry
*The length of the workshop may change slightly.
Please read
- Each participant may bring one companion with them for a fee of 5,000 yen (you may take photos with your companion instead of taking a self-portrait).
-The end time of the workshop will vary by approximately 1 hour depending on the number of participants.
-This does not include chemical mixing work.
