Ember The Cryptid – Tintype Cosplay
Wet plate collodion photography has a unique way of rendering the world. Little silver salts react to light and become microscopic bits of silver; and the bits of silver form an image. There is no grain - the silver bits are too small for a microscope to see. But all those tiny little atoms of precious silver somehow come together in just the right way to capture a moment in time... forever maybe... Our first tintype - washing in a tray after development Illinois creative artist Carolyn, aka Ember, and I created these memories in silver and metal and wood.…
