Gibson
Photographic
Gallery
Photography
exactly as it
was done in
the1860's
Ambrotypes,
Tintypes
and Archival
Prints
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Gibson's Photographic Gallery
World renowned photographer Rob Gibson is a master of the photographic processes used during the mid-1800s. He and his work have appeared in numerous Television productions and motion pictures.
Rob Gibson and his wife, Dee, invite you to sit under the studio skylight and have your tintype or glass plate photograph made with the same process used in the mid nineteenth century. Even their cameras date back to the Civil War.
Visit Gibson's Photographic Gallery, a magical place where Time Travel is possible...And the Past Comes Alive!
Just Like the 1800s, and we provide the costumes and props.
Rob Gibson, The Chemist:
Wet-plate photograpy is science as well as art. His photographic solutions are actual mid-1800s formulas which he constantly adjusts to temperature, humidity and atmospheric conditions.
Rob Gibson, Camera Collector
In striving for authenticity, Rob owns a wide variety of photographic equipment from the nineteenth and twentieth centuries including 1800s era studio props.
Bringing Authentic
Period Photography
to Hollywood
Rob Gibson looks at the world with a nineteenth century eye. Because of this, Rob Gibson has been called to work with people like Bob Dylan, Roger Daltry, Newt Gingrich and the White House Press Corps.
His movie appearances include:
* Gods and Generals
* Into the West
* Wicked Spring
* 100 Greatest Discoveries
* Gettysburg
* April, 1865
* The Assassination of Jesse James
Rob Gibson has appeared on:
* The History Channel
* PBS
* The Discovery Channel
* The Military Channel
* A&E, BBC, NBC, CNN
* National Geographic
* The Travel Channel
Rob Gibson has been special historical photographer for:
* Cold Mountain
* Ambrose Bierce; Civil War Stories
* History Detectives
* Going Places
* Smithsonian
...and many more.
Contact Rob Gibson
Rob Gibson is available for film, television as well as location shooting. His equipment can be transported to your location and he can provide his expertise for historical authenticity.
Because of Rob Gibson's travel schedule, it is recommended that you schedule appointments for wet-plate portraits at the Gibson Photographic Gallery in Historic Gettysburg, PA by calling 717-337-9393.
Email is the best way to ensure contact with Rob Gibson and his direct email address is robgibson_civilwarphotography.com
It runs north and south and mostly on time and the stockholders are happy with their dividends.
It's not hard to make, you just need a cigar box some strings, a nice hardwood stick and a little time spent whittling.
The Sergeant will take care of his boys and dream about what he is going to do with that bounty when the War is over.
One battle and we'll whip those Yankees. Those city boys don't know nuthin' about fightin'. And they nevah been huntin', neither.
Out in Kansas, there's a lot of territory with good, honest citizens to protect.
Now, darlin', you take care of yourself and don't let a Yankee bullet find you. I need you back here to help tend to the plantation.
I'm from the Livingston Rifles. We just got out of Camp Moore and we're headed for Virginia. This War will be over by fall.
O, Fiddler, play us a tune will ye? Something we can get on our trotters and dance to.
Rob Gibson
Wet-Plate Photographer
65 Steinwehr Avenue
Gettysburg, PA 17325
717-337-9393
robgibson_civilwarphotography.com
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