Silver Nitrate

Silver nitrate is the sensitizing agent used in all silver-based processes — wet plate collodion, salted paper printing, and other processes.

Ships within Canada only.

About the price of silver nitrate

Over the past year, the price of silver nitrate has risen sharply (tariffs, speculation, higher demand, etc.). Although silver prices eased earlier this year, retail chemical pricing typically lags behind market corrections.

A quick check of suppliers on both sides of the border will confirm that Antique Pictureology continues to offer a fair and competitive price for silver nitrate in the current environment.

If you're new to the process, having to invest up to $345 in a single component just to get started can understandably cause some anxiety. The good news is that each plate only uses a fraction of a gram, bringing wet collodion in line with other silver-based types of photography — and leaving you with plenty to shoot.