Announcement time! Be sure to check out Parade Magazine in this coming Sunday's paper. The cover shot of Robert Redford was taken by me with the wet plate process. I think there will also be a couple images inside including one of my reenactor portraits. It was a pleasure and an honor to photograph this Hollywood Icon for a story on his new film The Conspirator. Thanks to Chris Morgan for pouring the plates!

Had a blast Bob. It was cool pouring and developing those plates for ya!

The Jack Daniels shoot was fun....but working with you to photograph Robert Redford was even cooler.
Awesome watching the plates develop out.

Thanks for the invitation and trust in knowing I would pour/develop the plates to your expectations. I learned from a master, and great friend....you.

C. Christopher Morgan
~Wet-Plate Collodion Artist~
North Carolina

wetplates.blogspot.com

Can't wait to see it Bob. Congrats!

Mark

I never look at Parade because its just celebrity puff, but I'll definitely look this Sunday. And I get to say that my teacher shot that picture!
I'm glad for you Bob and I hope it leads to more good things.

I hope I don't embarrass Bob, but...
I am sure Robert Redfords people know what we know.
That Robert Szabo, is one of the most important wet plate artists in the world.
and I hope this is just the tip of the iceberg for future commisions for Bobs work.



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Fantastic! Way to go Bob! Was dressed he like Jeremiah Johnson? ------I know wrong decade!

Bob if you are "legally able" would you please post that image on the header shots for this forum?

I gonna get in line at the deli to get the sunday paper. Can't wait to see the shot. Congrats you guys.
Melitte

Im very limited as to what I can post. I can and will post a tear sheet of the cover and inside shots when it comes out this Sunday. Thanks for all the compliments everyone.

Preview is up at Parade mag:

[www.parade.com]

C. Christopher Morgan
~Wet-Plate Collodion Artist~
North Carolina

wetplates.blogspot.com

Please dont get mad.

from all the great work that Ive seen Bob do, aside from the nice technical aspect of the plate.....I was let down.

I will guess that both of you guys seen a better pose/plate in the lot you done...and the art director did not choose to use it.

Yep Ray...they had specific poses they wanted....

C. Christopher Morgan
~Wet-Plate Collodion Artist~
North Carolina

wetplates.blogspot.com

Im not unhappy with it Ray but Im being honest when I say that is the one plate I was hoping they didnt choose. There are others I liked more. They were paying me though and I was shooting for them so it is what it is.

Just picked up my copy. Another publication I have to get Bob to sign when I meet him!
I believe an editor's job is to pick the photo we least like. Been there numerous times.

Congrats Bob!

Mark Z

You shoulda accidentally scratched it or dropped it into potassium ferrocyanide. ;-)

I wasn't going to drop anything on that shoot!!!

There were different plates that I guess we will never see publically. There is a standing shot that I just love....I might be the only one that thinks it's cool I guess...

C. Christopher Morgan
~Wet-Plate Collodion Artist~
North Carolina

wetplates.blogspot.com



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well, I guess they pay their 45 bucks they get their plate, eh?

Pretty much Ray!!

C. Christopher Morgan
~Wet-Plate Collodion Artist~
North Carolina

wetplates.blogspot.com

Now that must've been a cool experience!