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These are 4x5" tintype photographs. Printed on actual pieces of metal. you first have to put a film (collodion) on the metal than soak them in silver nitrate for 5 mins, than expose to light and develop. 
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The are extremely fun but somewhat time consuming. Not like today's digital work! But the details are excellent and the satisfaction of taking photos and developing them yourself is like no other! The smells of all the chemicals can be a tad overwhelming but worth it!
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17 comments:
That sounds like a fun class....but hope you didn't inhale too many chemical fumes ;)
Way cool photography technique! Glad you know how to maintain what may be a lost art!
I love developing my own picys!! It was very hard for me to go digital!!
Sounds like fun although I used to LOVE the smells of the darkroom :)
they definitely look like they have a lot of personality and character compared to a lot of this new digital work! do you actually work with any of the old cameras??
WOW! Sounds like a fun class!!!
This fascinates me, I don't know much about how photos were made, developed etc. but I love the tintype photography, I didn't know about it before today! thanks :)
Sounds like alot of fun :)
Very cool pics.
Very cool photos. Comment didn't have a name before, sorry.
Wow I love all those photographs, great post!
Very interesting. Fun to know.
What an awesome old camera!
Very Cool! I heard that they used to use the tin because the developing compounds were way too caustic for paper.
Love your work. Wear a good professional mask. (That's your mother speaking...too many years of teaching school. LOL)
Very beautiful work Bill.
Amazing work Bill! Really like the tree. You also took me back to the dark room to the black and white film developing days! Loved it.
Always a learning experience reading your blog!!
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