They were appealing enough to have a museum request full size prints of these.
The intent was not to look like they were just made. The intent, due to the subject matter, was intended to portray older, antique type prints. I hope this responds to some of your concerns.
ygelman wrote:
I'm late in viewing these. I admit the look of the processed images are interesting and even somewhat appealing.
But, besides the look of collodion, there's also the feel of collodion. And it's the feel, that undescribable something, that is missing from these images.
Adding scratches does not indicate collodion; they merely pretend to look old. A new collodion print does not have scratches, for instance, but yet it feels like a collodion print.