Photographic team John Brewer and Kate Horsley Brewer specialise in portraiture, bringing the Victorian era back to life for your event.
Our Services
- Victorian portrait booths for events
- Alternative photography workshops
- Lively talks and demonstrations
- Chemistry and equipment sales
- Wedding photography
- Studio portrait sessions
Our Images
Taken using 19th century techniques, cameras, chemistry and costumes.
John Brewer
Artist and Alternative Processes Tutor
John has had work published in several magazines & books, has worked with an award winning theatre company and his work is in private collections worldwide. He has also exhibited in the UK and abroad. His primary interest is working with historic photographic processes, particularly wetplate collodion, cyanotype, platinum/palladium and gum bichromate.
Kate Horsley Brewer
Alternative processes tutor and writer
Kate’s first novel, The Monster’s Wife, was shortlisted for the Scottish First Book Award. Her second novel, The American Girl, was published by William Morrow (US), Harper Collins (UK) and translated into Korean by Tomato Publishing. She teaches creative writing at Hull University and she has taught photographic workshops with John in London and France. She specialises in wet plate collodion and hand tinting, cyanotype, gum bichromate and mixed media pieces.
Victorian alchemy…a wonderful experience!
– Tony Platt
Events
We use 19th century techniques, cameras, chemistry and costumes to bring the Victorian era back to life for your event.
Workshops
In wet plate and other alternative processes taught by John Brewer, a leading alternative processes expert.
Demonstrations
Demonstrations of wet plate collodion and other 19th century processes.
Chemistry
We supply high quality alternative photography chemistry based on Victorian recipes. .