The Preservation of Glass Plate Negatives Collodion glass negatives can develop networks of cracks along the edges of the plate, which may lead to image loss. Glass plate negatives may also exhibit signs of glass deterioration, including a whitish surface haze and/or an efflorescence of viscous droplets . Glass plate negatives are one of the most beautiful photographic film formats. Holding such stunning images and historical relevance from family archives to corporate and historical collections. Our company specialise in the digitisation of this special media. With age though comes deterioration issues, one that is very important to recognise and understand. It is important to have photographic film digitised before further damage is caused. See above image of the complete collodion element falling off the negative glass plate. Given glass plate negative history is so rich in detail, I have prepared a fascinating blog from by Greta Bahnemann ht...
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