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Tintype Portraits
Wet-plate sittings — one plate, one sitter, no retakes.
ABOUT THIS WORK
Wet-plate collodion, the 1850s way: the plate is poured, sensitised, exposed while wet, and developed before it dries. Chemistry with a temper. There is no negative, no reprint, no second take — every plate is one of one.
What you see is the plate, including the parts the chemistry decided. Sittings happen here at the studio in Rio Rancho. You leave with a piece of history that has your face on it.
ROOM TWO
Shea ONE OF ONE
Jade ONE OF ONE
Wedding Couple ONE OF ONE
Stephanie + Ann ONE OF ONE
Liz + Dan ONE OF ONE
Sisters ONE OF ONE
Every plate is one of one — when it's yours, it's the only one.
BOOK A SITTING →
SIGN THE GUEST BOOK
Tell me what stopped you.
A line, a word, a memory the piece knocked loose. Email is optional — this isn't a mailing-list trap.