Tintype Portraits Starting at $175- Brooklyn Studio
Tintype Portraits Starting at $175- Brooklyn Studio
Options for Pre-Scheduled Dates:
Single Plate: One for $175 / We'll Make 2 Tintypes, and You Keep Your Favorite (same pose)
Best Deal: Up to Six for $450 (*Premium Session)
Pre-scheduled shoot dates are usually scheduled every other Saturday.
Options To Choose Your Own Date:
Up to Six for $550 (*Premium Session)
Up to Twelve for $750 (*Premium Session)
Appointments for this option are available on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays from 11am - 7pm.
*The Premium Tintype Experience offers a session with the potential to create 4-6 unique tintypes per hour. Unlike our standard studio appointments, this session allows for experimentation with lighting and outfit changes, enabling us to fine-tune every detail for exceptional tintypes. If you prefer to stick with our standard lighting setup without changes, you can still expect to receive six beautiful tintypes.Ultimately, your session will be a collaborative effort, resulting in beautiful tintypes. Additionally, if you wish, you can share this session with a friend.
After checkout, you will receive instructions on how to schedule your date and time.
What is a tintype?
A tintype is made by an entirely handmade process with origins dating back to the 1850s. Metal plates are sensitized, exposed, and developed on-site using a portable darkroom. The image is made in silver and will last many generations.
⮕ Purchasing a tintype session as a gift? Take advantage of our gift certificate option here.
ABOUT YOUR SESSION
Your seated portrait will be made with a high powered flash
The exposure is instant, but you must hold still to maintain focus
For couples, individuals, or a tight group of three adults
Children may be included in the portrait
Small pets under 15 lbs that can be held are welcome in the standard portrait session
Larger pets require additional time and effort and can be accommodated in our premium session
Each tintype will take about 8 minutes to create
Glasses may show reflections from my studio lights
Some glasses with UV protection will have a tinted or sunglass effect on the tintype
A tintype will be a mirror image
Tintypes are hand made, Imperfections are part of the process
Tintype will be 5x6.5 inches
Tintypes are for personal use
Your tintypes will be shipped to you within one week
Digital copies are available for purchase after the shoot
IMPORTANT: Once you receive your confirmation, you can expect to receive an email regarding the scheduling of your time slot, as well as a more comprehensive message outlining what to anticipate from your session. Please note that this email will come within 24 hours of booking.
NYC Tintype is located at 67 West St Greenpoint, Brooklyn
30-minute sittings are scheduled from 11am-4:30pm
Email questions about sessions and private events booking here.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
I discovered wet plate collodion photography after two decades of working as a music photographer, documenting the underground and popular music scenes in New York City and around the world.
My body of work includes magazine features, album and book covers, and projects with legendary celebrities and musicians—incredible opportunities for a kid who came of age shooting local bands at DIY rock shows.
The urge to create—to return to my darkroom roots—led me to wet plate, a completely handmade process with origins in the 1850s where metal or glass plates are sensitized, exposed, and developed on-site using a portable darkroom. It's magic and science rolled into one exciting medium.
Shortly after my first wet plate experience, I was dragging my darkroom and large format camera through the streets of NYC, making images by hand.
The process has challenged and inspired me. It’s reconnected me with my native (disappearing) New York and the origins of my photographic journey.
Today I split my time between commercial assignments and creating my wet plate images. When I’m lucky, I get to combine the two.
