Tintype Workshop: Create Your Own Experience
Tintype Workshop: Create Your Own Experience
Create Your Own Experience / Learn How to Create Your Own Tintypes in my 4 - 6 hour private tintype workshop:
Are you interested in learning the Wet Plate collodion process, or looking to take your tintype practice to the next level? Join me for a hands-on workshop that will provide you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed. No equipment or experience is necessary, although a basic understanding of photography would be helpful.
Option A: I will cover all the basics of the Wet Plate collodion process. By the end of the session, you'll have made your own plates and gained a solid understanding of the process. This will put you in a great position to start your own practice or consider taking a more in-depth workshop down the road.
Option B: Already making tintypes? Join me for a deep dive into my 12 plus years of experience. I'll share what chemistry works best for me and why, as well as tips and tricks I've learned along the way. We can focus on lighting, chemistry, or fine-tune your own lighting setup to help you get the results you're after.
Option C: Looking to create your own unique tintypes? Bring your own vision, still life subject, or model, and let me work with you to bring your ideas to life. I'll guide you through the process, with an emphasis on creating finished plates that you can be proud of. Think of me as your personal tintype conductor, driving the train in the direction you want to go. This option is perfect for those who want to focus on the creative side of the process while still getting a taste of the technical skills involved.
Option D: I have extensive experience working in the music industry, shooting bands live, documenting the day-to-day, as well as location portraits and studio portraits. We can focus on whatever photography skills you want to learn. Shoot me an email and let me know what you would like to focus on.
Please note that these packages can be split with a friend or two if you like, although there will be less hands-on time for each participant.
NYC Tintype is located at 67 West St Greenpoint, Brooklyn
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NYC Tintype is located at 67 West St Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Email questions about sessions and private events booking 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
You will be seated in a way to help hold your animal in place
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
Your tintypes will be shipped to you within one week
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.
