Using the 19th century process of "wet plate collodion," you don't TAKE a picture...you MAKE a picture.

 
It's a very slow process which must be executed very quickly, and has more to do with what you feel, than what you see.

The "Round Rock" and the water tower - Round Rock, TX (2019)

“…an extraordinary combination of pure science, pure witchcraft, and wishful thinking.”   Ansel Adams, 1948

Colorized Collodion Tintype,  Austin, TX (2019)

"A photograph is a captured record of a specific moment in time.  And then, the length of time the photograph itself can exist."

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Silver images can last for centuries

San Jacinto- Camp location of the Army of Texas - Colorized tintype (2019)

McClure-Braches House and the Sam Houston Oak tree,  Gonzales Texas (2018)

Eggleston House,  Gonzales TX (2018)

Presidio La Bahia - Goliad, Texas (2018)

The Alamo- Near Bracketville Texas (2018)

"Come & Take It"  battleground- near Gonzales, Texas (2018)

San Gabriel River Crossing - Georgetown Texas (2019)

Plum Creek battlefield - Kelly Springs

near Lockhart Texas (2018)

San Gabriel River Dam - Georgetown Texas (2018)

Lone Wolf Bridge - San Angelo Texas (2019)

Williamson Co. Courthouse - Georgetown Texas (2019)

Architecture on the Square - Georgetown Texas (2019)

Georgetown City Jail -  Georgetown, Texas (2018)

Riley House Visitor, Georgetown Texas (2018)

Cemetery Post - Temple Texas (2019)

Sheriff's Posse Arena  -  Georgetown, Texas (2019)

Moonrise and the Garden Bed (2019)

Great-grandfather's Fiddle - (2018)

String is in the Air (2019)

Old Flames (2019)

Shooting Photography (2019)

Mother Dragonslayer  (2019)

Jacks- A pre-electronic entertainment device (2018)

Texas Hard Hat -  Georgetown, Texas (2018)

Locks of Love - San Angelo (2019)

Civil War Bullets and Domino's (2019)

The Solo (2019)

Dad's Branding Iron (2019)

If you're interested in purchasing a print of a particular photo, send me an email at "owner@thomascavness.com" or by hitting the "Contact" button at the top of this page.

A photograph is a return ticket back to a moment otherwise gone.