Sonoma Tintype

Maker Faire Bay Area 2015

May 15th-17th

Exhibit Photography & VideoRibbon Recipient

One of the early forms of photography know as the "Wet Plate Collodion Process" was a relative simple method of making extremely sharp, clear photographs. Invented by Frederick Scott Archer and open sourced in "The Chemist" in 1851.

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Bruce Morton Maker Picture

Bruce Morton

The Tintype artist, Bruce Morton, has had an interest in photography for over fifty years. At a Civil War re-enactment, he watched with fascination as John Coffer shot Tintypes using period techniques and chemicals. It was magic!

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