These last 3 weeks have been about projects. I decided to take a break from shooting, I took a break from facebook, and I managed to get involved in some projects that I've been wanting to get done, some for years, some quite a few months. Money has been tight, but I managed to find some great materials really cheap.
Here is one that was quite simple, but for whatever reason, has taken me a while to accomplish. I know I've been wanting to do some photos with my 8x10 camera, but I've never had a stand to put the camera on. I was pretty sure that this beast of a camera would need a stand, or a specially built tripod. After talking to Jody Ake, one of Portland's own Wet Plate specialists and seeing that he just made a platform for his tripod, I knew I could do something similar. I ended up getting a nice piece of wood, found a great trim piece for reuse, screws and some wood stain...
I'm particularly fond of this leaf trim I found...
2 comments:
Ted, how do you fix/unfix the camera?
Hey Trent,
The camera is pretty heavy, but I have thought about clamping the rails of the camera to the platform. There is a small lip created by the trim piece that will prevent the camera from sliding off. For now, I think I will just try and see if this works out.
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