Wet Plate - Fear of Asphixiation

Wet plate photography was the first widely used negative crating process. This mean, it was the first time a photograph could be produced again and again.

In this (literally) breath taking photograph by Quinn Jacobson it is possible to see a women with her head wrapped in sran wrap. She is obviously not happy with what is happening to her. Screaming and search for air she is.

I chose this photograph because I feel it illustrated the urgency of the wet plate photography. Everything has to be done in 10 minutes. Like a fish out of water, if the wet plate dries, it dies.

This picture makes me feel extremely uneasy, almost chocking as i look at it.