Kevin Klein 1x1.5” Gem Tintype Wet Plate Portrait of Shane Balkowitsch, 35mm Handheld Exposure

Kevin Klein demonstrating in hand Canon 35mm with Yashinon-DX 1.7 50mm lens. 1x1.5” gem tintype, 1/30th of a second exposure, natural outdoor light in Valley City, North Dakota.

[@Tia.Bannon]

Wooo! I’d love to know how you made that tiny silver tank?

[@Balkowitsch]

out of a Tic Tak box

[@lhuhnphotography]

How does he not have black fingers from the silver nitrate?

[@Balkowitsch]

Those would come later in the afternoon when the silver nitrate under his skin gets exposed to light. I assure you he has black fingers because I have black fingers. I usually use gloves in my studio but Kevin is old school and I love it.