PhotoBooth 800 - Michele Pero Photography

PhotoBooth 800 – Authentic Vintage-style Wet Plate Collodion Photographic Portraits

Want a unique and original wet plate collodion portrait, which is beside the daguerrotype one of the very early photo techniques dated back 1851?

Want an original vintage-style photo booth to stage a photo shoot for your event with the Portable Darkroom?

We can come at your wedding or party. Wherever you want. Just choose the best photo shooting option that fits your needs.

PhotoBooth 800

Don’t know yet what Wet Plate Collodion Photography is?

Wetplate is a very old process, rooted in the 1800’s. Third in ther line to appear as commercial photographic application, right after salted paper and daguerrotype. It consists of a metal plate (today aluminum) called tintype, to be coated with photographic collodion, sensitized in a silver nitrate bath, then exposed and processed while still wet, hence the name ‘wet plate’.

Check the photos in this gallery and on @michele.pero.official on Instagram. Moreover there are articles on wet plate collodion photography on this website under the link ‘Academy‘. Check it out.

How does the PhotoBooth 800 work?

A photographer travels with the portable darkroom, the photographic set, a vintage wooden camera in 13×18 cm format (circa 5×7 in) and all the chemical equipment necessary for preparing the plates on site. Among tripods, portable darkroom, chair for to pose, backdrops, lights, the space needed is in between 3×3 to 5×5 meters.

We shoot singles or grouped photos. Plates are developed at once. They are ready to be see when yet in the chemistry. We deliver everything within the end of the event.

The plates will be delivered on location right after the shots. Standard plate size is 5×7″ (13×18 cm). We can arrange larger plates on demand.

How many plates can we make?

We can make as many wet plates as we can during your event/wedding at your guests, all included. Wetplate is a very slow process, rooted in the 1800’s, but we have standardized a procedure for to make up to a plate every 4-5 minutes. That makes circa 12-15 plates per hour, if the guests are collaborative. In special circumstances that number can be increased.

The PhotoBooth 800 and the Portable Darkroom can travel Europe-wide.

We come all over Italy, to your party, your event, your wedding. Also abroad. Give your guests unique portraits with wet collodion.

Options

Choose the option you prefer among the three listed below and discover the dedicated offer:

1. Private Studio Session

One private on demand photo shoot by my atelier, upon appointment. Get 3-4 plates and one black floating frame to showcase the plate at your home.

2. Private Home Session

I will come by your place to shoot your wet plate portraits. Everything TBA.

3. Events and Weddings

Get the PhotoBooth 800 and the Portable Darkroom on location for you event, wedding or party. Get your old-style photographic portraits made on wet plate collodion tintype, a technique similar to daguerrotype.

Entertain your guests with a 1800’s photo shooting delivered on location. Show the PhotoBooth 800 at your event and take advantage of the allure of the wet plate collodion photography set at your event.