Photographic process that uses a collodion binder which must be coated on the support, exposed, and developed before the collodion has become dry. A silver halide is the light-sensitive agent, and the process may be used to produce positives or negatives.
Broader Terms
collodion processes (598)
Narrower Terms
ambrotype (24),
tintype (24)
Used for
collodion wet process; wet plate process; wet-collodion process; wet-plate collodion process; wet-plate process
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