Josh Duhamel in Wet Plate Collodion by Shane Balkowitsch at the Taube Museum of Art
"The North Dakotan" with Josh Duhamel captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. Josh is very proud of being from North Dakota and it was an honor to finally be able to immortalize his likeness in the process I hold so dear. This shoot was six years in the making and the plate with him staring at the lens is going to the State Historical Society of North Dakota to document his legacy in our state.
I want to thank my good friend Ryan Stander for his assistance today behind the scenes. I am grateful to the Taube Museum of Art for their generous hospitality. This would not have been possible without Sara Coleman at North Dakota Tourism who helped me arrange this shoot.
The frontal plate was donated to the State Historical Society of North Dakota and the plate "The North Dakotan" of Josh in the window was gifted to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (The Oscars) in Los Angeles.
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 8 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, continuous light and natural light at the Taube Museum of Art in Minot, Plate 4878, taken on 11-20-2023 by Shane Balkowitsch, Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota.
Shailene Woodley in Wet Plate Collodion by Shane Balkowitsch
Shailene Woodley captured for the first time in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. I am honored that she trusted my camera and lens today.
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, Plate 4847 taken on 10-15-2023.
I want to thank my dear friend Don Jay Twobears for making this happen.
Digital Photos by Chad Nodland, the official digital photographer to Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio
"Phantasm Skull" Wet Plate Collodion Collaboration with Jeffrey Sklan
"Phantasm Skull" with Shelbe Neubauer and Taylor Lafournaise, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of pure silver on glass. Composition, props and styling by my propmaster Laine Pope and her sister Laura. Jeffrey Sklan from Los Angeles flew in for the weekend and was our special guest for this collaboration.
Capturing ”Phantasm Skull” in wet plate was no easy task. Taylor and Shelbe sat still for so long they could barely walk afterwards. My team came together and we were all paid in smiles, laughter and hugs. The difficulty and pain of the creating these images washes away once the plate appears.
Thank you Chad Nodland, the official digital photographer to Nostalgic Glass for documenting these moments for us all.
Inspired by the work of Olga Beliaeva (below).
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 8 seconds of exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, Plate 4738 taken on 7-28-2023.
Chad Nodland's Digital take on "Phantasm Skull"
"Death Visits An Artists" Wet Plate Collodion Collaboration
"Death Visits An Artist" with Kennedy Rae Anderson and Deidric Tyler Franklund, captured in the historic wet plate collodion process of silver on glass. My propmaster Laine Pope did her magic once again. We were also assited by Chad Nodland and Tom Wirtz. Inspired by the polish painter Zygmunt Adrychiewicz (1861-1943).
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, Plate 4700 taken on 6-9-2023.
"Luna Rising" and "Waning" Wet Plate Collodion Moon Collaboration
The making of “Waning” and “Luna Rising” captured by Chad Nodland the digital photographer to my studio. Laine Pope my propmaster did an amazing job on this bespoke moon mask. Zia Haakenson volunteered to be our muse once again. It is always an amazing day when our team is assembled.
"Luna Rising and "Waning" with Zia Haakenson, wet plate collodion ambrotype of pure silver on glass. Moon mask by my epic Propmaster Laine Pope. Inspired by the work of Luis Gonzalez Palma entitled "La Luna" from 1989.
Carl Zeiss Tessar 300mm lens, f4.5, 11 second exposure, 8x10" black glass ambrotype, Dutch angle employed, natural light through Northern facing windows and skylights at Nostalgic Glass Wet Plate Studio, Bismarck, North Dakota, Plate 4458 and 4660 taken on 5-12-2023.
