Plate Camera

Glossary

A camera with a single piece of glass or loaded with single pieces of film coated with light-sensitive chemicals. These cameras had to be loaded in the dark and were capable of taking a single shot. Photographs made using this camera were developed using two techniques — the wet plate collodion method and the dry plate method.

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Plate Camera%newline%A camera with a single piece of glass or loaded with single pieces of film coated with light-sensitive chemicals. These cameras had to be loaded in the dark and were capable of taking a single shot. Photographs made using this camera were developed using two techniques — the wet plate collodion method and the dry plate method.

Chicago	MAP Academy Encyclopedia of Art. “Plate Camera”. Accessed April 27, 2024. https://mapacademy.io/glossary/plate-camera/
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