Phil Nesmith
King and Castle
© 2006 Phillip Nesmith - This is one of the 5x7 wet-plate ferrotypes (tintype) that I made while spending a few one-on-one days with John Coffer. The image on this plate shows John standing on the porch of his handbuilt cabin on his small farm near the village of Dundee New York.
John and I spent endless hours in his small cabin hiding from the November rain as he revieled the secrets of wet-plate to me. Not only was I thankful for the private wet-plate education, but also for having the time to get to know John as the real, and interesting man that he is. This image was made after a long conversation about the wet-plate images and education of Sally Mann........that is a story for another time.
I added some color to this plate by adding some powdered pigment before varnishing.
King and Castle
© 2006 Phillip Nesmith - This is one of the 5x7 wet-plate ferrotypes (tintype) that I made while spending a few one-on-one days with John Coffer. The image on this plate shows John standing on the porch of his handbuilt cabin on his small farm near the village of Dundee New York.
John and I spent endless hours in his small cabin hiding from the November rain as he revieled the secrets of wet-plate to me. Not only was I thankful for the private wet-plate education, but also for having the time to get to know John as the real, and interesting man that he is. This image was made after a long conversation about the wet-plate images and education of Sally Mann........that is a story for another time.
I added some color to this plate by adding some powdered pigment before varnishing.