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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.
A photograph is a return ticket back to a moment otherwise gone.
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
Texas People
The Gardener (2019)
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
Texas Places
San Jacinto- Camp location of the Army of Texas - Colorized tintype (2019)
Foggy morning at San Gabriel springs- Georgetown, Tx (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)
Llano River Dam - Llano Texas (2019)
Plum Creek battlefield - Kelly Springs
near Lockhart Texas (2018)
San Gabriel River Dam - Georgetown Texas (2018)
The Round Rock - Round Rock Texas (2019)
Lone Wolf Bridge - San Angelo Texas (2019)
Williamson Co. Courthouse - Georgetown Texas (2019)
Architecture on the Square - Georgetown Texas (2019)
The Concho Pearl Icehouse- San Angelo 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)
Texas Things
Louis Miller's - Georgetown, Texas (2020)
Moonrise and the Garden Bed (2019)
String is in the Air (2019)
Great-grandfather's Fiddle - (2018)
Old Flames (2019)
Shooting Photography (2019)
Mother Dragonslayer (2019)
The Mystery Stone of Georgetown (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.
