Digital Tintypes
Authentic Tintypes from Your Digital Files
A few years back I stumbled upon a wormhole. I won’t say exactly where, but in an old mineshaft it resides. I use this wormhole as a portal to create 19th century tintypes from 21st century photographs: Digital Tintypes, if you will.
I travel back in time with your favorite photograph to the year 1851. I personally convert it into a high resolution optical negative. The plate is prepared by pouring collodion onto a black metal plate which is sensitized in a bath of silver nitrate. The plate is then exposed in a darkroom to the optical negative. The latent image is developed to exacting standards. The result is a tintype is born from alchemy, returned through the cosmic gateway, and mailed right to your door. You receive an authentic, handmade metallic tintype with an image of pure silver.
Adorned with chemical artifacts only possible through the wet plate process, each tintype is absolutely unique and archival; it becomes an heirloom that will survive for centuries to come.
The whole process will take three to four weeks for me to complete. If you are in a hurry you can skip to the head of the line with Rush Processing.
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The larger the file the better… as many pixels as possible. Don’t make any changes. Send me the original, unedited file.
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Using the IMAGE UPLOAD FORM below, send me your image. You will do this prior to making payment. Make sure to hit UPLOAD YOUR IMAGE. Send me the biggest file you have up to 10mb. If your file is larger than that and you don’t know how to compress it, send me an email and I will help.
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Choose your size and make your purchase. I accept all major forms of credit cards, Apple Pay, etc.
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The whole process takes a few weeks to complete. This might as well be alchemy! If you are in a hurry (anniversary deadline looming …) you can skip to the front of the line with Rush Processing.
IMAGE UPLOAD FORM
Upload JPEG, TIFF or PNG.
Send me the biggest file you have up to the 10mb file limit.
If you can’t figure out how to compress your image smaller than 10mb EMAIL ME.
The whole process takes 3-4 weeks. If you are in a hurry, you can skip to the head of the line with Rush Processing for an additional $100… great for those procrastinators who missed their anniversary deadline!
Antique Camera Effects are an option. These look great if the background is a bit too “busy”.
Digital object removal is also an option if there are any unwanted distractions.
Shipping is included with all Domestic USA orders.
Purchase Digital Tintypes
Authentic 5×7 inch wet-plate collodion tintype converted from your digital photograph.
Authentic 8×10 inch wet-plate collodion tintype converted from your digital photograph.
