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In this archival interview from 2017, host Ira Gardner sits down with Cindy Groepper to explore the hands-on, often unpredictable world of wet plate photography. A retired nurse turned "intuitive artistic polymath," Cindy discusses her journey from a basic Christmas kit to studying with masters of the craft. The conversation delves into the unique aesthetic of tintypes, the challenges of long-exposure portraiture, and how her background in nursing and an interest in Victorian science inform her hauntingly beautiful still life compositions.
By Ira GardnerIn this archival interview from 2017, host Ira Gardner sits down with Cindy Groepper to explore the hands-on, often unpredictable world of wet plate photography. A retired nurse turned "intuitive artistic polymath," Cindy discusses her journey from a basic Christmas kit to studying with masters of the craft. The conversation delves into the unique aesthetic of tintypes, the challenges of long-exposure portraiture, and how her background in nursing and an interest in Victorian science inform her hauntingly beautiful still life compositions.