WET PLATE CAMERA.

Wet-plate cameras derived their name from the light-sensitive chemical coating applied to the photographic plate. The plate was used while wet, which was a messy but effective process that allowed photographers to make high-quality negatives with exposures of less than 30 seconds. Frederick Scott Archer invented the plate in 1851.




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