Lindsey Ross began exploring old and alternative methods of photography at Brooks Institute and since then has gone on to focus of the wet collodion process. At the moment she is rockin' the FunkZone at La Chambre Photographique, where she creates modern portraits that look like they come from the mid 19th century. She joins a sub-culture of photographers who choose to leave behind digital and embrace old technologies.In this jolly chat, we talk about her work, life and working in the FunkZone.Topics include:The meticulous nature of old photographic technologyHer experience at Fort Hayes School of the Arts, Columbus OhioHow collodion reminds her of her childhoodWorking with intuition and her learning curveThe toxicity of the processCarlton Watkins' landscape photographsHow a technology's limitations become its aesthetic signatureHer Little Mermaid commissionHer early life in the midwestHer undergrad studies in Theology at Denison UniversityHow she convinced her family to go to churchHer move to Wyoming and how rural people don't conform to stereotypesHer stint in journalism and covering local politicsHow moving to Isla Vista changed her art pathBrooks Institute and her faux journalist experienceHow her art annoyed a National Geographic photographerThe unavoidable whimsy of Santa BarbaraThe evolution of the FunkZoneYou can find Lindsey at her two websites:http://www.lindseyrossphoto.com/http://www.lachambrephotographique.com/