This one-day workshop is geared toward photographers who have prior knowledge of the basic principles of wet-plate collodion and large format photography. It will provide further experience in lighting and posing for wet-plate collodion portraiture and in taking self-portraits using the wet plate collodion process. We will use both strobes and continuous lighting, and we will experiment with multiple and long exposures. Backdrops and some props will be provided, but participants are encouraged to bring costumes, props, and accessories that would add to the fun day of photographing with this Victorian medium. 

Equipment and chemistry will be provided by The Halide Project. 

Instructor Bio

Judit German-Heins is a Hungarian-American photographer who resides in Kingston, NY. She received her MFA in Photography and Integrated Media at Lesley University College of Art and Design in 2023. She creates handmade images using historical photographic processes to draw parallels between contemporary issues in women’s rights, immigration, politics, humanity, and history.

Judit was the recipient of the Denis Roussel Award in 2024 for her thesis project titled “A Monster in The Shape of a Woman”. She received a year-long residency in 2024 at the Erie Canal Museum, where she photographed women whose work were connected to the Erie Canal. Her project paid tribute to the Women’s Right Movement, and it was a part of the bicentennial celebration of the opening of the Erie Canal.  Her images and portfolios have been awarded by the New York Center for Photography, the Worldwide Photography Gala Awards, The Houston Center for Photography, the Gallery Photographica, and Photographers’ Forum Magazine. She was a Critical Mass finalist in 2026, 2023, and 2019. 

Her work on body politics, misogyny, and the aging body was part of a two-person show with Natali Bravo-Barbee at The Halide Project in Philadelphia, and it was selected for the Upstate Biennial at the Center for Photography in Woodstock in 2026. Her images have appeared in juried group shows in Houston, New York, Atlanta, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, Spain, and Germany. Her article “Tintype Portraits: A 19th Century Process Documents 21st Century Society” was published in the October 2018 issue of The Big Photo Zine.

Workshop Withdrawal Policy

We recommend choosing workshops with care after reading our withdrawal policy. If you have questions about any of our workshops, please contact dale@thehalideproject.org 

This workshop is generously sponsored by The Phillip and Edith Leonian Foundation.