During the Exposure

4x5 photography is supposed to 'slow you down' and to me, it does. I pre-visualize before I set up my tripod, go through the elaborate process of using the camera, then spend an hour re-visualizing the shots while I develop in the dark.

Cost: Emulsion making

This is the first cost write up out of three which will include emulsion making, making the plate, and developing.

I've been documenting the cost it has taken to get into dry plate photography. After the jump I have broken down the costs in an itemized list. Included in the total is the shipping and Handling costs (but not gas money). If you have access to many of the materials already then the costs described is on the high end.