collodion process
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of collodion process
First recorded in 1865–60
Example Sentences
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By his twenties, he had mastered complex photographic techniques like the collodion process, enabling him to develop large-format glass plates under harsh conditions.
From BBC • Feb. 8, 2025
She made them with the 19th-century wet-plate collodion process.
From New York Times • Jun. 29, 2023
The wet collodion process, which was invented in 1851, gave photographers the ability to make direct contact prints from a glass negative.
From Time • Jan. 19, 2017
It would be well to substitute a more fixed acid for the acetic if this be practicable, as it is in the collodion process, where tartaric is recommended.
From Notes and Queries, Number 231, April 1, 1854 A Medium of Inter-communication for Literary Men, Artists, Antiquaries, Genealogists, etc. by Bell, George
A plate is prepared in the dark room by the collodion process, which is then exposed in the camera for the proper time and developed in the ordinary way.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 643, April 28, 1888 by Various
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