I was showing my latest daguerreotype to a friend the other day and she asked me how many do I have. I hadn’t really thought about it, so I sat down today and did an inventory. I came up with Im… more →
dcphotoartistwrote 1 month ago: As a class we had the opportunity to learn about wet plate photography for the first time and was gi … more →
wrote 1 month ago: An older man poses for this cabinet card photograph by Frank Lawrence who operated a studio in Worce … more →
wrote 4 months ago: I was showing my latest daguerreotype to a friend the other day and she asked me how many do I have. … more →
wrote 6 months ago: Here is my latest acquisition, a ruby glass Ambrotype in an octagonal Union case. The funny thing ab … more →
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wrote 9 months ago: I was a bit bored here on the foggy hill in Los Osos, so abiding by one of my own aphorisms: when bo … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Imaginary Polaroid #7, ©2012 Dave Ortiz No one can thrive in a vacuum, especially we artist types. W … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Last night, Oregon Public Broadcasting aired their twice weekly segment on art, called Oregon Art Be … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I received three more daguerreotypes in the mail yesterday, and that inspired me to do a mini invent … more →
wrote 1 year ago: I’ve added four more studios to the New York and three to the Philadelphia Victorian photograp … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here are my two early Mathew Brady images. The one is a simple daguerreotype, and based on the mat s … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Fred Jones, born June 15, 1855, ca. 1861, Concord, New Hampshire. Here’s a photo of a little b … more →
wrote 1 year ago: The Froelick Gallery, which represents my work, is part of Miami Aqua this year and has chosen sever … more →
wrote 1 year ago: This was a wonderful find – a photo of a Penobscot Indian boy, in Anglo attire and haircut. A … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Quarter-plate Daguerreotype, Gentleman in book-form case Ninth-plate milk-glass Ambrotype, anonymous … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Well, new to me that is… I’ve been off the collecting kick lately because I had some mor … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Here’s a photo that was a total mystery to me. So I’m going to share a lot of guessing … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Today has been a lazy, but interesting day. This morning, I was up on the early side (but not as ear … more →
wrote 1 year ago: Any ink is good ink and this morning I was pleased to read a review in The Oregonian of the group sh … more →