dry plate
Definition
- Noun:
- A historical photographic technique: A method of photography that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatin emulsion. This plate was prepared and dried before use, unlike earlier "wet plate" processes that required the plate to be exposed and developed while still wet.
Usage Examples
- Noun:
- The museum's collection includes several portraits taken using the dry plate process.
- Dry plate photography represented a significant technological advance, as photographers no longer needed to carry a portable darkroom.
Advanced Usage
- "Dry plate process": The specific method or technique of using dry plates.
- The dry plate process was commercially introduced in the 1870s and greatly simplified photography.
Variants and Related Words
- Dry plate process (noun phrase): The complete photographic technique involving dry plates.
- Gelatin dry plate (noun phrase): A more specific term emphasizing the gelatin-based emulsion.
Synonyms
- Gelatin process: A synonym emphasizing the emulsion type.
- Dry plate photography: A descriptive synonym for the technique.
Notes on Meaning
- The term "dry plate" specifically refers to the plate itself (the prepared glass sheet) and, by extension, the photographic method that utilized such plates. It is a historical term, contrasting directly with the earlier "wet plate collodion" process.
Noun
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a former photographic method that used a glass plate coated with a light-sensitive gelatinous emulsion
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