QUEST 34 - COLLODION

$64.00

Take a step back in time with Quest 34 Collodion, a black and white preset collection that emulates wet plate collodion tintype photography. Popular during the mid-19th century, tintypes involve coating a metal plate with collodion, sensitizing it with silver nitrate, exposing it in a camera, and developing the image using various chemicals. The result is the celebrated and distinctive look featuring matte highlights, high contrast, heavy vignetting, and variations in black and white tone ranging from neutral to yellowed and sepia.

Quest 34 Collodion includes 4 unique presets with built in masks, 2 distinct profiles, as well as tools and 4 borders that help amplify the tintype aesthetic.

SEE QUEST 34 IN ACTION

Take a step back in time with Quest 34 Collodion, a black and white preset collection that emulates wet plate collodion tintype photography. Popular during the mid-19th century, tintypes involve coating a metal plate with collodion, sensitizing it with silver nitrate, exposing it in a camera, and developing the image using various chemicals. The result is the celebrated and distinctive look featuring matte highlights, high contrast, heavy vignetting, and variations in black and white tone ranging from neutral to yellowed and sepia.

Quest 34 Collodion includes 4 unique presets with built in masks, 2 distinct profiles, as well as tools and 4 borders that help amplify the tintype aesthetic.

SEE QUEST 34 IN ACTION

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  • Collodion 01 - Black and white preset emulating wet plate collodion process with subtle sepia toning, soft matte highlights, high contrast, deep shadows, and mask layers that soften the background, add contrast to the skin of your subject, as well as an effect to give eyes the ghostly appearance typical of tintype photography.

    Collodion 02 - Variation with darker background mask, boost in warm sepia shadows

    Collodion 03 - Variation with neutral tones, crisp highlights, vignetting, and added skin texture

    Collodion 04 - Variation with sepia tones, vignetting, and crisp highlights

    Wet Plate I Profile - Decrease profile to add bright airiness and more neutral toning, increase profile for sepia and ochre tones and dramatic moodiness with deepened shadows and muted highlights

    Wet Plate II Profile - Decrease profile for muted dynamics, low contrast, and less vignetting, increase profile for added vignetting and higher contrast

    Darken Background - Adds a mask that darkens the background to allow the subject to pop

    Skin Contrast - Adds contrast and texture to the skin of your subject, bringing out detail

    Eye Effect - - Decreases the "ghostly" tintype effect applied to the subject's eyes

    Tintype Tone - Heavily mutes dynamics and tones to further emulate tintype photography

    Border 01 - Border with thick, heavy vignette, uneven black border typical of a tintype print, and white trim

    Border 02 - Border with thin black edges and details reminiscent of chemical processing

    Border 03 - Border with scratches and dust alongside black edging

    Border 04 - Border with uneven, soft black and teal edges