Heirloom wet plate tintype
studio session Gift Cards
Gift cards available for single plate session to multiple hour sessions.
Northland studio
Heirloom portraits
Each tintype is one-of-a-kind, made with pure silver on a metal plate. It's the most archival process to date with plates from the 1850s still looking good. Your great great grandchildren may enjoy looking at these.
We offer prints made from a digital copy photograph. That is the only way to make a print. Print sizes range from 4x5in to 16x20in. See below for print and matted print prices.
Note: I make a digital copy after each shoot. Each image is retouched lightly for dust and etc. in Photoshop and is adjusted for tone and contrast.
For each plate I provide a low resolution digital image suitable for social media.
Larger digital copies are only available with Print or Mounted Print orders or by special arrangement.
Price for commercial usage of images varies by usage.
In StudioPricing: 4x5 plates
Studio sessions start at $75 for a single plate. These take about 20 minutes to shoot and another hour to finish washing, varnish and to box up to go home.
Hour sessions start at $140 for 4x5 plates and we can shoot 2-3 plates at a relaxed pace working on ideas and lighting. Best for individual or a couple wanting a few images.
Two hour (4x5 plate) sessions are $280. We'll shoot 5-6 plates. Studio time goes quickly. Most couples and families do 2+ hours.
Longer sessions at $140/hour.
In Studio Pricing: 8x10 plates
Studio sessions start at $120 for a single plate. These take about 20 minutes to shoot and another hour to finish washing, varnish and to box up to go home. Hour sessions start at $215 for 8x10 plates and we can shoot 2 (maybe 3) plates at a relaxed pace working on ideas and lighting. This is best for an individual or a couple wanting a couple images. Two hour (8x10 plate) sessions are $430. We'll shoot 5-6 plates. Studio time goes quickly. Most couples and families do 2+ hours. Longer sessions at $215/hour.
What to Expect
Tintype images date to the mid 1850s. I mix chemicals in the open air and and then sensitize and load the plate into a holder in the dark to shoot while still wet. You can expect a little dust, some strange awesome unexpected results in the form of streaks, and marks due to time, temperature, and chemical shenanigans.
Print Prices
Unmounted Prints on Hahnemuhle’s Fine Art Baryta Satin paper
8x10 - $100
11x14 - $200
16x20 - $275
Mounted Archival Prints ready for framing
8 x 10 - $275
11 x 14 - $400
16 x 20 - $600
Turn around time varies for print and matte services.
A 50% deposit required to begin print and framing orders, balance due at time of delivery.