Specializing in Wetplate Collodion Tintypes

Located in our home studio in Timnath, Colorado, Porkpie Photography offers unique portrait sessions using the historic Wetplate Collodion Process. Step back in time and create physical images that last for generations.

 

Offering 5"x7" and 8"x10" tintypes and ambrotypes, your portrait session will be an experience like no other. Not only do we share the history of early photographic processes with vintage examples, you also have opportunity to step into the darkroom to see the magic.

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What is a Tintype?

We create images using the wetplate collodion process developed by Frederick Scott Archer in 1848. The two most common forms of this photographic process are tintypes and ambrotypes. 

Studio Portrait Sessions

We will work together to create a special portrait in pure silver that will last for generations. This isn't your normal photoshoot, because you get to see the all chemical process from start to finish.

Portfolio

Tintype portrays us as we see ourselves in a mirror with subtle difference in how light is typically captured. Your tintype image will have the same vintage look as pictures from the mid 1800s. .

Capturing Moments, Creating Legacies

Experience the Art of Tintype Portraiture

Photographs used to hold special significance, cherished and passed down through generations. At Porkpie Photography, we bring back the art of preserving memories with our unique portrait sessions using the Wetplate Collodion Process.

 

These archival quality images have set the precedent for both quality and longevity. First, you have an image that is created with crystals of silver at the molecular level. Second, since we're dealing with an image that is essentially silver, as long as the image is properly sealed with a coating of varnish, it should look the same in 100 years as it does today.

 

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Get in touch

Contact us through email, phone or social media for more information on portrait session pricing/scheduling, wedding reception popups or other creative ideas you want to bring to life.

Telephone: +1 970-480-7675

E-mail: info@porkpiephotography.com

We are located in Timnath, Colorado with portrait sessions available by appointment only.

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