The Way it Was

For my final project in Advanced Techniques in photojournalism I traveled to the Camp Jackson Affair Civil War reenactment in Lemay, Mo. I worked with Nick Michael Quint Smith and Lori Marshall to produce a three minute multimedia piece on wet plate photographer Douglas Harding.

Recreating a 150-year-old process Douglas Harding attempts to "time travel" to 1861 both chemically and psychologically.

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Time Traveling To 1861

I spent the past weekend at the Camp Jackson Affair in Lemay, Mo. covering Douglas Harding an authentic wet plate photographer. The event was held in celebration 150th anniversary of the Civil War. I worked with three other photojournalists to create a multimedia piece using stills, video and audio. The piece will be posted next week but for now here are a few shots from the weekend.

Wet plate photographer Douglas Harding prepares to photograph a group of reenactors at the Camp Jackson Affair in Lemay, Mo.

Douglas Harding prepares a piece of glass that will act as his negative.

Civil War Reenactors socialize after the public leaves The Camp Jackson Affair in Jefferson Barracks.

Reenactors attend the ball celebrating the 150th anniversary of the Civil War at the Camp Jackson Affair.