pricelist
Prices in other currencies are derived from the fixed price in Czech Crowns (CZK) and are subject to change according to exchange rates effective on the day of actual payment.
portrait plates
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4x5" tintype 1500 CZK ($65)
The "budget" option if you really want to experience wet plate collodion process and do not mind a small sized plate. Still a genuine tintype, though. Fits in the scanner easy. Comes varnished, fitted on thick watercolor paper and packaged in an A5 cardboard envelope for safe travel.
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18x24 cm tintype 3 000 CZK ($130)This is my most common size. Almost all the plates in my portfolio were shot on this format. Large enough to display in a frame, small enough still to fit in any airline luggage. Fits in the scanner, too, so still easy to reproduce digitally. Comes varnished, fitted on thick watercolor paper and packaged in an A4 cardboard envelope for safe travel.
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50x60 tintype 12 000 CZK ($520)The latest addition to plate sizes on offer. Way more laborious to produce than my standard 18x24 cm size, with crazy material costs, but when done right, it shows the gorgeous visual properties of a wet plate collodion direct positive in their full glory. Impossible to scan, but can be reproduced digitally with a 50 Mpix SLR camera. Comes varnished and packaged in a thick 50x70 cm portfolio folder. Worldwide shipping can also be arranged.
additional services
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scanning and processing (per plate) 1 000 CZK ($45)
Each successful plate is scanned in between drying and varnishing. This way, the least possible ammount of dust gets on the plate before scanning. However, it still requires a fair bit of work to get the scanned data ready for printing. The retouching process takes about 1 extra hour and is a prerequisite for further printing. The final printing data is archived safely so that prints can be ordered at any time in the future. With any print order you also get a 1280x960 pix version of the scan automatically (perfect for Facebook, Instagram, your website etc.)
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digital carbon pigment prints of various sizes (up to 44" on the shorter side) from 350 CZK ($15)Each plate can be printed using my modified 8-channel large fromat Epson printer with a pure carbon pigment inkset on a high quality matte photo paper. This way, the super wide tonal range, ammount of detail and lightfastness of the tintype can be translated well into the print - something that would never be possible even with high quality genuine color inksets. The only way to truly experience the prints of course is to see them in real life, which is why I have many examples of various motives and sizes in my studio. The sizes and number of copies to be printed can be decided right after the photo session or at any time in the future.
