today i attended a one day class on wet plate photography, or tintype process. it’s a technique from the 1850s which produces an incredibly sharp image on a piece of glass or tin. the class was held at rayko photo center in san francisco.
the process is really magical. photographing even the most mundate scene or subject produces an awesome image. the best part is watching a negative image turn positive before your eyes. more magical than polaroid i think.
if i had more time i would likely do this at home.. it’s so fun.
Is the same thing as a “daguerrotype”?
hello.
i’ve doing research into tintypes. i’ve actually been in touch with the place in s.f. and we’re chatting about doing a workshop. anyway, thanks for sharing the info. also, i’m hoping to do negatives with the process to be able to recreate the images instead of having one unique image. are the shots you posted on flikr prints or are they the actual tintype positive. if they’re prints, i love the yellowish tone. what is that?
thanks again. and keep up the awesome work.