TINTYPEMAN
Photography the way it was made in 1851
Hand-poured collodion. Silver. Glass. Metal. Light.
One photograph at a time.
Welcome to Tintypeman
In an age where millions of photographs are created every second, Tintypeman does things a little differently.
Using the wet plate collodion process invented in 1851, every photograph is made individually by hand. The plate is prepared, coated with collodion, sensitised in silver nitrate, exposed in a large-format camera and developed while it is still wet.
No filters. No presets. No second chances.
The result is a unique physical photograph that can never be reproduced exactly.
GET A TINTYPE
A portrait made by hand. Step in front of the large-format camera and become part of a photographic process that began in 1851.
EXPLORE TINTYPE SESSIONSLEARN WETPLATE
From the first pour to the final reveal. Discover the materials, craft and careful rhythm behind a wet plate photograph.
EXPLORE WORKSHOPSWATCH TINTYPEMAN
Inside the workshop: plates, experiments and the moments when silver and light become an image.
WATCH ON YOUTUBEFOLLOW THE WORKSHOP
New plates. Workshop moments. Experiments in silver and light.
