Have Your Tintype Taken at The Aviary

By Seattle Mag July 25, 2013

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!–paging_filter–pWe’re all obsessed with iPhone photography (Instagram, Hipstamatic, etc.) but how about rocking it old school and exploring the world of tintype photography this weekend at a href=”http://\/\/seattlemag.com/article/find-creative-spark-aviary“The Aviary/a in Ballard? San Fran-based photographer a href=”http://photoboothsf.com/” target=”_blank”Michael Shindler/a is really into tintype, a style that he centers his popular Photobooth company around, and has just recently built a 14 by 17 inch camera, which will create the largest images he has ever produced./p
pPopular in the mid to late 1800s, the tintype process calls for a thin layer of light sensitive chemicals to be applied to a metal plate, on which the image in imprinted directly. What results are haunting black and white images that recall Civil War and Victorian-era photographs./p
pShindler will be in town with his recently built large camera (as well as the smaller one he also uses) this weekend, July 27 and 28. Sittings on Saturday with the large camera are $275 and sittings on Sunday with the small camera (4 by 5 inch) are $70. Advance reservations are required (individuals only and no kids under five). Email a href=”mailto:aviarytintype@gmail.com” target=”_blank”aviarytintype@gmail.com/a for more info and to save your spot./p

 

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