The technique itself gives a certain style to my photography, I can change it by making modifications in the chemicals, I'm also very dependant on the climate and temperature. But I use those flaws and the usual mistakes and try to control them as much as possible, place them where I want.
The use of very old lenses is also mandatory in my photography, they don't need to be sharp or efficient, they need to have a special aspect. 19th century optics are special, the very old ones are almost all different, they matured, like everything in this technique, things mature and are uneven, almost organic. This is what I like, this uncertainty.
A student asked "what makes this technique so special and appealing"?
I think wet plate collodion is not just about the artefacts and flaws, it's just a process and it fits a certain type of photography, it's just a tool.
To me it's the purest and more organic tool of them all. The proper use of large format cameras, the right choice of lenses and most obviously the subject, purpose and composition makes the photo, with or without artefacts, with or without using this or another process.