Tintype

True Love Tat2 Tintype Popup

True Love Tat2 Tintype Popup

We had an amazing, although rainy, Saturday at True Love Tat2, Madison Wisconsin. It is always a fun creating tintype portraits, telling stories and making new friends. Here are our wet plate images from the popup. Many thanks to the entire group at True Love for all the help and welcoming us to their shop! You can follow them on Instagram @truelovetat2 or on their website Truelovetat2.com sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026129Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026140Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026139Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026138Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026137Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026136Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026135Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026133Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026141Download sunandsilver-True_Love_Tat2-Tintype-Aug-2026134Download Looking for a tintype portrait or popup? Then fill out my contact form and I will notify you before our next adventure! To…

Continue Reading
Tiny Little Tintype Memories

Tiny Little Tintype Memories

Part of the fun of creating wet plate images is you can play around with just about any size and format you like. This year I have been making a lot of really small tintypes. They run 2-3 inches on a side. The small plates are a real challenge, especially pouring the collodion without drenching your hand! Here is a little video of some of my favorite little tintype memories so far this year, Enjoy! If you enjoyed seeing my tiny tintypes why not have your own made? Contact Me for availability and pricing for a wet plate collodion portrait…

Continue Reading
Raindrop on a Blade of Grass

Raindrop on a Blade of Grass

Like a raindrop on a blade of grassShe appears,Reflecting the world around her, Not just the present, butThe Future, andThe Past. Like a raindrop on a blade of grassHere for a moment, and thenDisappears.Where did she come from andWhere did she go?Out of thin air and back again..And like the rain,Just a matter of time, andShe will be back again. A 6in x 8in wet plate collodion photograph on aluminum. Featuring Claire Voyant. Clare Voyant is a published alt model and model coach. She is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Check out her FaceBook Clarevoyantcreative for more information and booking. Check…

Continue Reading
Awesome Little Immortalized Memory

Awesome Little Immortalized Memory

The life of a Victorian style photographer is not always easy. Each image requires so much gear and chemicals and preparation and time that you often wonder is it worth the trouble? With almost no effort I could just take a cell phone picture... But then a client comment reinforces everything you are doing and the world feels like Spring again. Last Fall we had the joy of creating Halloween tintypes with a group of models in Germantown / Milwaukee. The irrepressible Claire posed for the 8x10 plate below. It was near the end of the day and the sun…

Continue Reading
A Whisper of Alchemy

A Whisper of Alchemy

Something in the wind isCalling my name.Who is it, what do they want?Are they calling me, or am I the one doing the calling? Out of the corners of my mind I hear words, but nothing is clear..Like shadows of a desire, or it it just..A Whisper of Alchemy Tintype photographs - both 8x10 inches. Featuring Wisconsin model Ayrn, see more of her work on FaceBook Back to our Blog Page

Continue Reading
Somewhere

Somewhere

Somewhere in the dark a light still shines, We see, but we don't, All the things that we want to see are there, but some of them are hidden. You can always turn towards the light, or so you tell yourself, But the darkness sometimes is the brightest place, Where everything you want to know hides, Surrounded by everything you shouldn't know. "Somewhere" is an 8x10 tintype created with the Victorian wet Plate Collodion Process. Featuring Wisconsin Model Amber - you can contact her on FaceBook at AM Model.

Continue Reading
Classic Tintype Portraits with Nataly

Classic Tintype Portraits with Nataly

We are always in search of the best classic portraits at Sun and Silver Photo. Of course, defining a "classic portrait" is much harder than just saying the words. So what do we mean when we say "classic"? If seeing is believing then the image above is a classic photograph. It is a 12x10 inch tintype of Nataly at The Ember Studio in Menasha. But what makes it classic? We can think of four elements: It is Black and White: Monotone photographs give the best classic feel. This image is naturally in a creamy silver tone because it is a…

Continue Reading
Gothic Tintype Portrait

Gothic Tintype Portrait

An 8x10 gothic tintype portrait of Francheska. Taken at the annual Retzer Nature Preserve Goth & Steampunk event. This tintype used our Wollensak Vitax 5A portrait Petzval lens. The Wollensak has that beautiful Petzval swirl in the background while staying share in the center. This makes for a beautiful and timeless portrait! We had to use about 15 seconds of exposure time due to the lateness of the day. Francheska is a Milwaukee based model. After the sun set we also did two digital portrait sets. You can see the first on our companion site JalanLee.com/blog/Francheska-in-12-looks You can see more…

Continue Reading
Cloud Nine Fire Show Tintypes

Cloud Nine Fire Show Tintypes

Just a random Saturday night in Wisconsin - with tintype portraits of fire artists! Cloud Nine Fire Show is a Wisconsin based troupe of talented performers specializing in the art of flow. We've worked together earlier this Summer to capture the art of flow in the historic tintype process - see our first plates at Cloud Nine Tintypes. Unfortunately, your humble alchemist was unable to to capture the fire in the plates. So like the Alchemists of old, when confronted with failure it is back to the lab and the library in the sub basement for research. The findings were…

Continue Reading
2025 Pinecrest Village Makers Market

2025 Pinecrest Village Makers Market

We did a super fun tintype popup at the 2025 Makers Market - Pinecrest Village, Manitowoc. The Makers Market features dozens of historical artists and creators and is sponsored by the Manitowoc County Historical Society. Makers practice handmade craft from the 18th and 19th centuries and include pottery, blacksmithing, wooden shoes, sewing, cloth making & weaving, wood working and (of course) tintype photography invented in 1851. We had so much fun over the weekend. Met a lot of old friends and made some new ones. I only wish I had had more time to get portraits of all the wonderful…

Continue Reading
Tintype Portrait of an Artist

Tintype Portrait of an Artist

We spent a wonderful weekend doing a Tintype Popup at Pinecrest Historical Village in Manitowoc. The event was the Manitowoc Historical Society's annual Makers Market. While there we did portraits of both visitors and as many of the Makers as we had time for. Here is an 8x10 tintype portrait of Emma, an historical pottery artist and creator. What is a "Maker" and why do they need a Market? A Maker is someone who creates handcrafted items using historical methods and processes. Maker's specialize in products that are heritage-inspired, well designed, long lasting and sustainably produced. Examples of Maker artists…

Continue Reading
Cloud Nine Tintypes

Cloud Nine Tintypes

One of the joys of being a roving Alchemist is all the interesting people you meet! I started working with Cloud Nine Fire Show this year and are working on a set of wet plate images of all the artists in the group. Could Nine performs all around Wisconsin and is based in the Fox Valley area. These 5x7 inch tintypes were made at a practice session to test out how fire captures on tintypes. Madeline and Tia use fire hoops in this first image. "Wait" you say, "where is the fire?" Well, the hoops had a lot of fire…

Continue Reading
Older Posts →
Close Menu