21st Century Tintypist - Using an 1800s photographic process in the modern day @ Penumbra Foundation

Tintypes date back to the mid-19th century, as one of the original ubiquitous photographic processes. Not only is the process ancient in the general timeline of photographic history, it also holds up as one of the most gorgeous and detailed formats in the lifetime of the form. Tintypes, or "wet plate collodion" processes, have seen a renaissance in the last two decades, and an organization the forefront is the Penumbra Foundation. In this docu-short, we explore this special process through the hands and eyes of of Sam Dole, Penumbra's in-house tintypist.

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[Gee]

I love the dedication of the photography community. We need more people to be like Sam and Chloe at Penumbra, Ethan at Cameradactyl, and Ben to keep all these forms of analog photography alive in the 21st century!

[dangerforthebrain]

My ultra-wide monitor finnaly has content that fits the screen, this video and process is amazing! :O

[ralphbrandi]

Very nice. My wife and I got our portrait done by Sam's predecessor at Penumbra, Jolene Lupo, several years ago, and I've taken some classes there, including two on making tintypes taught by Lisa Elmeleh. Took me a while to assemble everything I needed, but I've been making my own tintypes at home for about four years. It is a freaking wild process, just so much fun to do. I hope to be able this summer to make some in locations other than my own house.

[omgubler]

I love that you are able to feature other's work and bring a wider audience to other's projects and preservation on your channel, Ben! I didn't know anyone still worked with tintypes at all. Really amazing stuff.

[VideoRamin]

Love Penumbre and what they do...and Geoffrey is a peach!!

[aglassbrightly]

We love tintype. The anamorphic wide screen was impressive! And we got a director's commentary too!

[Thecohostobviouzx]

The resurrection of tin-types is truly remarkable. It’s crazy when you think about all the film stocks and processes that were commonplace just a couple decades ago are now gone. Peel apart, pack film, spectra, 612, Polapan. All these amazing film stocks, gone forever. I wish polapan would come back, I loved shooting on it.

[headwerkn]

This was awesome Ben! The more I learn about dry and wet plate collodion the more tempted I am to fall down the rabbit hole. Sadly the truth is if film ever ceases to be, collodion will be our fallback.

[omgubler]

I didn't even know YouTube supported this aspect ratio, super cool

[curtis.strange]

Holy these portraits are wonderful even without considering the super cool media

[friponcausal]

Amazing video... very inspiring, perfect production. Thank you for this very enjoyable moment.

[Playerdue]

Gorgeous mini-documentary! I've been wanting to take a Tintype class for a long time, my plan is to learn the craft and art and then use my great grandfather's bellows camera!

[MaxKnoxwille]

Ben Ben You're the best! Thank you so much! Love your channel so bad! Love u bro

[SteveSSBB]

I was wondering how you were filming this while watching. Wonderful aesthetic. Thanks for sharing the process.

[leo]

8:20 "It's important as we move forward in the world as not just artists but as citizens of the planet to have engagement to things that are physical to remember that we live in a physical spaceship that is the planet Earth" or as Madonna said "cause we are living in a material world and I am a material girl"

[sunsetchaser]

Hey Ben, the wide look of the video is soooo COOL !!!😍

[jaroslawkonopka]

Thank you Ben. I really appreciate you work. The way how you prepare each video is profi. I love all your videos, especially related to Polaroid topics. Plus I also like your sense of humour :-)
I can not wait for next video...

[junoworldwide]

10 seconds in and I knew I was in for a banger. Keep it up Ben! You're a beast!

[andrewbradford]

Thats amazing, the quality is awsome, fantastic!

[toomanycameras]

Awesome! I've been interested in tintypes for awhile (even have a book on the process) but haven't taken the plunge yet. I need to find a workshop.