Jenn Libby/Genesee Libby Websites Combined

Awhile back my jennlibby.com website disappeared into the ether. I finally decided to integrate it into my Genesee Libby website. My non-portrait artwork can now be seen under the Artist section of geneseelibby.com.

Holiday on Mars, 2022

The End of the Record series

Part of Echoes from the Ether exhibit

Jenn Libby

University of Rochester Class Visits the Studio

In November, I had my first portrait clients at the new studio and it was challenging and fun! University of Rochester professor, Claudia Schaefer, heard about Genesee Libby through a mutual friend. As she was covering 19th-century photography in her class, she wanted to give her students the opportunity to experience a wet-plate collodion portrait session first hand. I was a bit nervous to be photographing such a large group for the first time ever, but it went quite well.

Since winter has arrived, the exposure times in the studio are about 20 seconds when using available light in conjunction with my two fluorescent lights stands. This is a long time for someone to hold still but everyone did a really good job. People standing were able to brace themselves against the chairs.

I love to see people's reactions when they see themselves photographed with this process. Most of the time it is positive—people are excited to watch the image emerge in the fix and are usually pleased with the results.