Unleash Your Creativity: Dive into the World of Alternative Photographic Processes
workshop program
Handcrafted photography on glass, aluminum, or paper: analog processes from the early days of photography captivate with their beauty and mystique.
Whether you already have experience with wet plates or have never made an analog photograph before, in my workshop program you’ll expand your skills and be amazed.
Workshop Dates 2025.
- June 21 in Berlin (fully booked)
- September 6 in Berlin (fully booked)
- November 8 in Berlin
5-day Masterclass “Collodion Wet Plate – The Portrait” at Atelier & Gallery R116 in Berlin:
Learn the historic positive process on glass & aluminum, from 4×5″ (9×12 cm) up to ultra large format 40×50 cm.
Beginner and advanced techniques, including formulas, handouts, and lighting (continuous & flash). Over two days, a professional model will join us.
Discover the secrets of ultra large format.
This workshop is suitable for beginners and advanced practitioners of wet collodion.
PRICE: €2,400 incl. all materials, beverages, and 19% VAT
Early-bird price until July 31, 2025: €2,000 incl. 19% VAT.
No public workshops planned at the moment.
One on one private workshops can be adjusted to your individual wishes, such as:
- collodion glass negatives
- formats up to 40x50cm
- outdoor
- technique enhancements
Can’t attend in person or dealing with unsightly artifacts or fogged plates? In my private, one-on-one online mentoring, we’ll find solutions together:
- Technical improvements for cleaner results
- Chemical issues – understanding photographic chemistry
- Troubleshooting topics like artifacts and fogged plates
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Collodion Wetplate Workshops
Introduction
Discover the captivating allure of collodion wetplate photography through our immersive workshops. I will guide you through the intricate process of coating glass or metal plates with collodion and sensitizing them with silver nitrate. Learn the delicate art of exposing and developing these plates, producing ethereal, one-of-a-kind images that possess an unparalleled vintage charm.
My workshops will equip you with the technical skills and artistic insight to unlock the potential of this timeless technique. For those unable to attend in person, our online troubleshooting courses are available to provide guidance and support.
Workshop types
K1: Beginner | positive process, tintypes & ambrotypes
Learn the basic techniques to produce your first plates on glass and metal while I give you a unique hands-on experience of this delicate handcraft. Usually, the basic course takes 1 day and includes..
- one day full experience with large format cameras
- pour plates in the sizes 4×5″ and 5×7″
- including a printed handout with recipes and descriptions
- can be held in my studio in Berlin or elsewhere
- no experience needed
K2: Collodion Negatives | Negative process
Learn to handle and process glass negatives made with the collodion wetplate process, make the first steps into the printing world to get the best printable negatives for silver chloride papers. The course can be held in one day and includes…
- handling and processing glass negatives
- pour plates in the sizes 4×5″ to 18x24cm (depending on the experience)
- modification of collodion negatives like redevelopment and intensification
- retouching collodion glass negatives
- can be held in my studio in Berlin or elsewhere
K3: Masterclass | Ultra Large Format, positives or negatives
Master bigger plate sizes up to 40x50cm to unleash your full creativity and address many topics like shooting outdoors, genres like architecture or landscape photography. The course contents can be adjusted to your needs, such as:
- handling and processing bigger plates up to 40x50cm
- processing plates outdoors
- troubleshooting technique and chemistry
- experience in collodion wetplate photography is needed
- can be held in my studio in Berlin or elsewhere
K4: Online | 1:1 Coaching, Troubleshooting
Through a webmeeting, we can address different topics through the internet, such as basics, advanced questions and also troubleshooting. Those online courses can be an introduction into the collodion wetplate process but also aims to enhance your technique.
- enhance your skills and get cleaner plates
- webmeeting via Zoom, Skype or similar
- get online demonstrations how I pour and develop my plates
- Price: 100€ per hour (incl. tax)
Traditional Paper Printing Workshops
Introduction
Enter the realm of silver chloride papers, where light meets chemistry to create stunning monochromatic prints. Immerse yourself in our workshops dedicated to this versatile alternative photographic process. Explore the intricacies of sensitizing, exposing, and developing these specialty papers, unlocking their unique aesthetic qualities. Whether you’re a seasoned photographer or a novice eager to learn, our workshops will empower you to create breathtaking images with rich tonal ranges and subtle nuances. Finally, I am also offering online troubleshooting courses to assist you in overcoming any challenges you may encounter during your creative journey.
Workshop types
Albumen- & Salted Paper Workshop: Basics
Experience the wonderful world of silver chloride print-out-papers and create your first prints on salted paper and albumen paper. This course can be held in two days and can be combined with a collodion wetplate workshop for glass negatives:
- manufacture silver chloride papers like salted paper and albumen paper
- learn to expose, process and tone your first print
- get experience how to sun prints differently than a UV box
- can be held in my studio in Berlin
Separating eggs for albumen 
Making albumen 
coating albumen paper 
fresh coated paper 
the tools for sensitizing silver chloride paper 
sensitizing silver chloride paper 
UV exposure box 
checking the exposure of the print 
exposure of the print in sunlight 
albumen print in the washing bath 
Salted paper prints in the toning bath 
Salted paper prints hanging to dry 
waxing with beeswax 
waxing a salted paper print 
finished print 
finished 11×14″ albumen print
Silver Chloride Paper Printing: Advanced
This course is intended to learn the manufacture of different papers like casein based salted paper or collodion chloride papers and how they should be handled. In addition, bigger formats of papers can be processed:
- manufacture different papers like collodion chloride paper
- enhance your technique
- increase the format up to 40x50cm (negatives should be available)
- can be held in my studio in Berlin
Making Negatives from digital Images: Online Course
Learn how to handle your digital images to print them on inkjet film like Pictorico. This course is intended to be held online.
Testimonials
Throughout my workshops, I ask all participants to write a short testimonial how they experienced the workshop.
K1: Beginner | positive process, tintypes & ambrotypes
„A huge thank you for the workshop. I would recommend it to anyone! As a complete novice, I felt really comfortable and learned so much that I would have the confidence to implement everything myself. I think even experienced people like my colleagues at the workshop learned a lot of new and interesting things and took a lot away with them. You created a nice, relaxed and friendly atmosphere! The plates we made ourselves and were allowed to take with us will be a great memory. All in all, the workshop was brilliant!“
K1: Beginner | positive process, tintypes & ambrotypes
„A great course for (re)beginners! Max is wonderful at explaining things and manages to take away the fear of the process while at the same time showing the necessary respect for chemistry. The recipes alone, the explanations and the preparation of the mixtures were worth attending the course and shed a lot of light on the darkness of ready mixes. Afterwards, however, there were still many hours of time to carry out all the steps of the positive process, from preparing the plates to varnishing, several times myself and to notice how it worked better each time. Several years after my first attempts at wet plate making, my enthusiasm is back and, more importantly, for the first time I have the necessary confidence that I have understood the individual variables of the process. A great day, great course participants and, in Max, a course instructor I can recommend without reservation. Thank you very much!„