Hand made art created with Victorian Era methods.
Wet Plate Collodion photographs in both metal and glass, cyanotype prints and silver salt prints.
Tintype – Invented in 1851, tintypes are photographs in pure silver on a metal plate. Images are created directly in a large format camera using antique lenses.
All Tintypes are varnished with the traditional blend of frankincense and lavender oil to protect the image. Each is a one of a kind creation that will last centuries with care.
Tintypes include custom frames made from recycled antique wood from the north woods of Wisconsin. Each is as unique as the tintype image. Click on any image to see more details on its product page
Ambrotypes are tintype photographs in pure silver but made on glass plates. Most of our images are made on recovered antique glass which is custom cut and cleaned for photography. Antique glass can have interesting character such as small ripples, bubbles or scratches. We also do some images on stained glass which gives more character and depth. All images are created directly in my large format camera using antique lenses.
All Ambrotypes are varnished with the traditional blend of frankincense and lavender oil to protect the image. Each is a one of a kind creation that will last centuries with care.
We sell a variety of both framed and unframed Ambrotypes – click on each product for specific details.
What is wet plate collodion and why do I use it? I could write about Victorian photography until my fingers fall off, but no one would be here at the end! In its simplest terms wet plate collodion was invented in 1851 during the Victorian period. It was the first truly commercially successful photography method […]
Ambrotypes are wet plate collodion images made on a glass plate. Traditional sizes for wet plates are 4×5, 5×7 and 8×10 but for this plate I used 5×10 inches. The 5×10 is a 2:1 view and is used very often for cinema films. The 2:1 ratio gives a great view of James Island and is […]
