Dry Plate Process (Noun)
Meaning
A former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The dry plate process was widely used by photographers during the late 19th and early 20th centuries for capturing both studio portraits and landscapes.
- After switching from the wet plate collodion process to the dry plate process, George Eastman noticed significant improvements in photography portability.
- Using the dry plate process greatly increased photographic access in many fields of study including geology, botany, and wildlife documentation.
- Commercial dry plate manufacturing contributed greatly to popularization and industrialization of the photographic dry plate process worldwide.
- Prolific travel and outdoor photography arose thanks in large part to more rugged travel resistant characteristics made available with advent of the dry plate process.