Tintype Workshop Day 1

Topics to Cover

• Safety

• Chemistry Involved

• Cameras, lenses and all possible imaging equipment Involved

• Lighting: Strobes, Daylight, Continuous

• Demonstrations of Shooting Methods including focus, posing, backgrounds.

• Demonstrations of the dark box, pouring plates, shooting, developing, clearing, drying [varnishing later]

• Students practice pouring plates

• Students pair up to shoot & model::then switch roles

• Lots of shooting, pouring & processing with instructions along the way.

• Recap, demonstration of varnishing, varnishing and packing up student plates.

• PDF handout recap of tintypes, suppliers, online/Facebook groups to know. Kevin’s private online group invite.

Tintype Workshop Day 2

• Recap & Q+A of Day 1

• Demonstrations for solutions to problems with previous plates

• Shoot some more

• Specific subject matter questions answered: Lenses, chemistry changes, cameras, formats & lighting for portraits, still life, landscapes.

• Student specific goals: Is this to develop a business, an artistic practice or for fun + experimentation ?

• How to set up tintype practice, sources, best practices, best pricing for supplies, how to charge, how to display

• Learn specifics for black glass ambrotypes [tintypes on glass] Shoot a few ambrotypes on colored glass

• Make more plates during the day, use different cameras, get an advanced feel and how to relax into the process

• What to look for in equipment, considerations for shooting outdoors

• Varnish new student plates and pack up!

• Final questions, considerations.