Archive for December, 2007
Ruby Ambrotypes
Posted by admin on December 30th, 2007 filed in 03 - Ambrotype
Some people have asked me what a ‘ruby’ ambrotype is. A typical ambrotype is basically a glass negative, often intensified to make the silvered image area (negative, hence light areas) brighter. The back is then painted black, or else a black cloth or piece of cardboard is placed in the frame behind the negative. In […]
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Posted by admin on December 21st, 2007 filed in Uncategorized
Well, since there were no paid subscriptions in the first six months of this blog, I have decided a change of track is in order. The subject of this blog will no longer be in-depth studies of characteristics useful for dating old photos, but instead I will write in general terms about old photographs. Of […]
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