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Bookmark or Share- Tintype - WikipediaA tintype, also known as a melanotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal, colloquially called 'tin' (though not actually tin-coated), coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion.
- What is Tintype Photography and How to Learn the Technique - My Modern MetGetting started with tintype photography. The boom in modern tintype photography means that there is an increasing number of resources for photographers looking to try the 19th-century technique. Modern Collodion, based in the U.S., and Wet Plate Supplies, based in the UK, both sell a wide array of supplies for budding tintype photographers.
- What are Tintypes? (Your ULTIMATE guide to these gems!)If so, then you’ve probably seen a tintype! Tintypes are unique photos of metal that were popular in the mid-19th century and which look to be making a comeback as a popular form of art. But what are tintypes, when were they used and are they valuable?
- An Introduction to Tintypes and How to Store ThemA tintype is actually a thin negative that appears as a positive image when backed with something dark. This is why the iron plates were pre-coated with black or brown lacquer. How to Identify a Tintype. A tintype is usually easy to identify because it is a photograph on a piece of metal.
- A visual guide for beginners to making a tintype photographTintype has an ISO equivalent of 1, thats not a typo, ISO 1/one/uno. So we need a lot of light. I have used two Bowens 400rx heads on full power, these were then placed about three feet away from the subject. The camera was set to 1/60sec at f/5.6. If you’re shooting landscapes you’ll need a lightmeter as well as a device to convert the ...
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