collodion process

American  

noun

Photography.

1. wet plate process.

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Etymology

Origin of collodion process

First recorded in 1865–60

Example Sentences

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

Mr. Parry relinquished his glass business, and became a professional photographer soon after the introduction of the collodion process.

From The Evolution of Photography With a Chronological Record of Discoveries, Inventions, etc., Contributions to Photographic Literature, and Personal Reminescences Extending over Forty Years by Werge, John

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