Michael Spears from Dances with Wolves Captured in Wet Plate Collodion

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February 2, 2024Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota

Michael Adam Spears "Buffalo Spider", Teton Secangu / Lakota, captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass for the series “Northern Plains Native Americans: A Modern Wet Plate Perspective”. Michael played the young boy "Otter" in the movie "Dances with Wolves" in 1990 when he was 12. One plate is going to the archive at the State Historical Society of North Dakota as part of the series.  The 2nd plate is going to the State Historical Society of South Dakota where his tribe resided and the 3rd plate is going to the Academy of Motion Picture and Arts (The Oscars) in Los Angeles.  

Michael Spears Wikipedia Page

Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 9 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, taken on 2-2-2024.

Michael also wrote a song and sang it for the visitors of the studio, Michael Spears Singing Original Song

February 2, 2024Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota February 2, 2024Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota February 2, 2024Michael Spears Wet Plate Collodionby Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota

Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND Michael Spears Behind the Scenes Photos of Wet Plate Collodion Shootat Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, ND

 


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Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio was founded on October 4th, 2012 by Shane Balkowitsch. 

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