Tintype Portraits at Historic Smithville Park, located near the Black Smith
Tintype Portraits at Historic Smithville Park, located near the Black Smith
Tintype Portraits for $75 (Total With Shipping)
803 Smithville Road, Eastampton, NJ 08060 /Rain or Shine
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.
The May Faire is Victorian history with a twist.
We will be celebrating the story of Alice in Wonderland this year as well as the storied history of Hezekiah & Agnes Smith and the Smithville Mansion with a free event for the whole family.
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland (often called Alice in Wonderland) was written by Lewis Carrol in 1865. The story features many famous characters like the Cheshire Cat, the White Rabbit, the Queen of Hearts and, of course, Alice herself, all who you will find wandering the grounds of the Historic Smithville Mansion.
Built in 1840, the mansion is the former home of Hezekiah B. Smith, an inventor, entrepreneur, and politician who founded the company town of Smithville in the late 1800s, an international center for the production of woodworking machinery and the Star Bicycle.
Join a whimsical adventure learning the lore and facts about the special trees that grace our park culminating in a tea party with the Mad Hatter, play croquet with the Queen of Hearts, dance the May Pole, and experience the enchanting Bubbleverse, Magic Lantern, and theatrical and musical performances. There will be fun for everyone as May Faire goes down the rabbit hole.
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.
