Thank you for this. I came here after scrolling through all of Abraham Lincoln's photos and was amazed at the level of detail and resolution they were able to capture in the 19th century.
I noticed that the image is made into a positive. How is the reversal method achieved? Are you familiar with the later paper ferrotype of photography achieved at State Fairs or Carnivals from the 1950's to the early 1960's? Always wondered about the chemistry involved. Great Video! Thank you!
@drhtcl No - he is carnishing the plate. This is to protect the delicate collodion surface on he plate to make the image last longer. Otherwise, it would get all nasty and scratched up as time went by. Another upside is that the varnish contains oil of lavender, so it smells lovely =)
Mark, what a nice clean image. I'd like to see more from other tintypists. There are so many smoky images from practitioners. I'm blessed to have had such fine teachers like Sabo and Dunniway. Kind of spoils one after that. Always appreciated your's and Francis's as well. - Fritz Kirsch
Thank you very much. Greatly captured movie. I will start to make my first WP images soon. I have a work shop behind me and I prepare to make my own film holder for my "new" Kodak 2D 8x10. I would like to make the plate holder from a wood. How strong will the collodium mixture affect the wood? Will such a plate holder survive at least one year or more? I assume to take about 20 images monthly. How thin should be the tin for tin type, 2mm? Thank you again.
Some random answers to questions people have posed below.... @dodphoto, you can purchase the chemistry from Bostick and Sullivan , @ flashmx Wood holders should last quite some time, the material that people use is called trophy plate aluminum, @picaticatara. Tintype images can last over a hundred years.. @ georgeeastmanhouse. Thanks for posting this video! You guys make it look so easy!
hahaha i poured silver all over my hand the first time i took one of these photos. i assist.. at least to my best capabilities a tin type photographer who i adore. his equipment is amazing! i would love to eventually have my own camera but failed to realize the massive investment this trae takes. especially to the History junkies that like doing everything in complete period conditions.
I just was going threw some of my grandpa's old stuff and found like 30 of these style photo's, what would the best way to date them? and or figuring out who these people are?
Makes such a clean and crisp photo that digital and film can't capture. The other two are good in their own rights but tin types have that special something to em
But i was thinking. If you make 3x the same tintype, everytime with a colored filter in front of the lens. Red/Bleu/Green and you merge them in photoshop, you will get a color image right?
Even if you use different color filters, the white layer the image is projected on is only sensitive to some wavelengths of light. Thats why he can take it out under the red light, the material doesn't react to red at all. The panchromatic film for all wavelengths of light came about in the 1920s
No problem with the spirit lamp in this application. Fumes from actually doing the process are not strong enough to cause a fire. Ever go by an oil refinery and notice the pipe with an open flame. Now, if a stock bottle of ether were to be broken, that's a different story. But, if that happened..we wouldn't be varnishing plates. :-)
Hello I am a subscriber to South Korea. There is no information about collodion wet plate in South Korea. So I want to ask you some questions. I am using a poeboy collodion (Cadmium bromide is not available in South Korea ) The picture is still blurry or the contrast is poor. I'm not sure if it's a silver nitrate issue or a developer issue. Collodion was definitely well made. The developer made it well by adding iron sulfate, acetic acid and ethanol. But the picture is blurry. I am doing an ambro type. Is it a problem with silver nitrate? Specific gravity is exactly 1.07. If the pH of silver nitrate is about 5~6, can the picture be blurry or the contrast is weak?
I use glove sometimes but many times I don't. Esp when working outside in the extreme southern heat. The gloves fill with sweat and run out if not careful.
Tell the beginner why after drying of the developed plate the layer of collodion takes milk color? And if I wet the plate again, then everything will turn right until it dries. Thanks! =) P.S. At the moment, the plate did not cover with varnish.
Im not a rocket scientist but isn't using a "spirit lamp" and putting the tin on the flame itself an accident waiting to happen? With all the fumes from the chemicals used and the collodion itself being highly flammable? I hate to see the plate and you catching on fire
Right … none of the people doing this process exactly the way I demonstrated it were rocket scientists either. The collodion is only outgassing prior to putting the plate into the silver solution. In thousands of plate none have ever caught fire or are likely to when drying the plate
Looks great and all. But if you want to truly see the Father of modern day tin types. Go take a worshop by John Coffer in Dundee NY. Highly recommended and you don’t have to be gouged by people like osterman for fees on top of fees. It’s a flat rate price and you get to keep all your work :) And unlike most workshops. You can make as many plates as you want :D no limit
Yes, he is a great teacher but interested parties could also take a workshop with me .. shown demonstrating in this video. My wife and I were actually the first photographers in modern times to teach public workshops in collodion photography. Scully & Osterman Studio, Rochester, NY .. pictured here and also workshops outside the US.
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amazing!! i love the long processing, this video is making me love old school photography more!! thanks for sharing!!
Thank you for this. I came here after scrolling through all of Abraham Lincoln's photos and was amazed at the level of detail and resolution they were able to capture in the 19th century.
The art of writing with light, beautiful
Old time magic! Wonderful video. Thank you ...
I’ve collected a couple hundred tintypes over the years. This was a fantastic video! I loved seeing the process.
This is photography.. Beautiful
I still rather enjoy this video every time I come across it. I would love to take a workshop there.
"Now let's do a selfie together!"
I noticed that the image is made into a positive. How is the reversal method achieved? Are you familiar with the later paper ferrotype of photography achieved at State Fairs or Carnivals from the 1950's to the early 1960's? Always wondered about the chemistry involved. Great Video! Thank you!
Awesome banjo picking. This video will help me shoot better photos, thanks
This is absolutely wonderful to share. I so want a tintype made of me. It's one of my life goals.
@drhtcl No - he is carnishing the plate. This is to protect the delicate collodion surface on he plate to make the image last longer. Otherwise, it would get all nasty and scratched up as time went by. Another upside is that the varnish contains oil of lavender, so it smells lovely =)
Still magic !
I thought he went to develop the photo after @0.45 and realised only later that he was just getting started.
im glad to see people doing this....this is super cool
Wonderful!
That is so awesome!
Beautiful!
1:52 yes I always use that method to hold up the "stiffs" I photograph (levity: yes I know the technique so don't even bother...). Stunning work!
Mark is a referent in a wet plate world, He makes easy a complicated process.
Thanks for the video is very "clear".
Mark, what a nice clean image. I'd like to see more from other tintypists. There are so many smoky images from practitioners. I'm blessed to have had such fine teachers like Sabo and Dunniway. Kind of spoils one after that. Always appreciated your's and Francis's as well. - Fritz Kirsch
Thank you very much. Greatly captured movie. I will start to make my first WP images soon. I have a work shop behind me and I prepare to make my own film holder for my "new" Kodak 2D 8x10. I would like to make the plate holder from a wood. How strong will the collodium mixture affect the wood? Will such a plate holder survive at least one year or more? I assume to take about 20 images monthly. How thin should be the tin for tin type, 2mm? Thank you again.
Some random answers to questions people have posed below.... @dodphoto, you can purchase the chemistry from Bostick and Sullivan , @ flashmx Wood holders should last quite some time, the material that people use is called trophy plate aluminum, @picaticatara. Tintype images can last over a hundred years.. @ georgeeastmanhouse. Thanks for posting this video! You guys make it look so easy!
This was so neat.
hahaha i poured silver all over my hand the first time i took one of these photos. i assist.. at least to my best capabilities a tin type photographer who i adore. his equipment is amazing! i would love to eventually have my own camera but failed to realize the massive investment this trae takes. especially to the History junkies that like doing everything in complete period conditions.
I just was going threw some of my grandpa's old stuff and found like 30 of these style photo's, what would the best way to date them? and or figuring out who these people are?
I know it's very late but if you're still trying to date those photos the best way is by clothing or the mat style.
Love the frame. Where can you get them?
Mark Osterman is truly the modern master of the wet plate process
as well as many historic processes.
Makes such a clean and crisp photo that digital and film can't capture. The other two are good in their own rights but tin types have that special something to em
i really want to know how to do it
Does the emulsion need to remain wet or is this a dry plate process?
In a word Magic.
the music heard melodious, how to search that kind of music
soldier's joy. clawhammer banjo
outstanding video... thanks
This is beautiful, Saludos desde México
But i was thinking. If you make 3x the same tintype, everytime with a colored filter in front of the lens. Red/Bleu/Green and you merge them in photoshop, you will get a color image right?
Even if you use different color filters, the white layer the image is projected on is only sensitive to some wavelengths of light. Thats why he can take it out under the red light, the material doesn't react to red at all. The panchromatic film for all wavelengths of light came about in the 1920s
A well ventilated bathroom works too.
No problem with the spirit lamp in this application. Fumes from actually doing the process are not strong enough to cause a fire. Ever go by an oil refinery and notice the pipe with an open flame. Now, if a stock bottle of ether were to be broken, that's a different story. But, if that happened..we wouldn't be varnishing plates. :-)
Thank you! That's so useful :)
awesome video! way to keep the origins of photography from vanishing. I wish I had access to a dark room.
Pardon if this is a silly question - but where does one get frames like that?
Leader Portrait
That was pretty good.
Hello I am a subscriber to South Korea.
There is no information about collodion wet plate in South Korea. So I want to ask you some questions.
I am using a poeboy collodion (Cadmium bromide is not available in South Korea )
The picture is still blurry or the contrast is poor. I'm not sure if it's a silver nitrate issue or a developer issue. Collodion was definitely well made. The developer made it well by adding iron sulfate, acetic acid and ethanol. But the picture is blurry. I am doing an ambro type. Is it a problem with silver nitrate? Specific gravity is exactly 1.07. If the pH of silver nitrate is about 5~6, can the picture be blurry or the contrast is weak?
Reach out to the workshops team at workshops@eastman.org, and they can help with your questions!
No gloves?
hes pro dw
That's what I was wondering. Even with gloves, I wound up getting hives to the point I had to stop doing my own developing.
I use glove sometimes but many times I don't. Esp when working outside in the extreme southern heat. The gloves fill with sweat and run out if not careful.
Tell the beginner why after drying of the developed plate the layer of collodion takes milk color? And if I wet the plate again, then everything will turn right until it dries. Thanks! =)
P.S. At the moment, the plate did not cover with varnish.
romantic !
where can i find the tabs for this song ?
I was just noodling around with the banjo … most of it is Soldiers Joy
Wow !
without gloves!
Wanted to show how it was actually done … including without gloves.
Thank you B&H !!!
Eccezionale...
Im not a rocket scientist but isn't using a "spirit lamp" and putting the tin on the flame itself an accident waiting to happen?
With all the fumes from the chemicals used and the collodion itself being highly flammable?
I hate to see the plate and you catching on fire
Right … none of the people doing this process exactly the way I demonstrated it were rocket scientists either. The collodion is only outgassing prior to putting the plate into the silver solution. In thousands of plate none have ever caught fire or are likely to when drying the plate
It’s authentic. They can sometimes catch fire if you don’t know what you’re doing. Mark Osterman is very, very experienced.
Dealing with such dangerous chemicals, I would expect you must want to wash your hands an awful lot
I just don’t lick my fingers
Why just dont use your smartphone ?
-whooosh!-
Looks great and all.
But if you want to truly see the Father of modern day tin types.
Go take a worshop by John Coffer in Dundee NY.
Highly recommended and you don’t have to be gouged by people like osterman for fees on top of fees.
It’s a flat rate price and you get to keep all your work :)
And unlike most workshops.
You can make as many plates as you want :D no limit
Yes, he is a great teacher but interested parties could also take a workshop with me .. shown demonstrating in this video. My wife and I were actually the first photographers in modern times to teach public workshops in collodion photography. Scully & Osterman Studio, Rochester, NY .. pictured here and also workshops outside the US.
That guy has an awesome studio ;) Come get some Catspit~! ☠
wauuuu!!!!
Music sucks
Sorry you don’t like it. I was just noodling around with the banjo and thought it went fine.