Tintype Family Portrait Day

Denver’s Tintype portrait day was a little while ago, and it’s never late to share a little bit of this marvelous experience. It’s an anual event organized by the Colorado Photographic Arts Center to give people the chance of having their portrait taken in the old fashion way. I had the privilege of been invited to the Arts Student’s League beautiful building, as part of the three collodion photographers making wet plate collodion portraits, to share with community this marvelous alchemist process.

A painting classroom converted into collodion processing lab for three photographers

Jacqueline Webster, Dennis Russell and myself shared one of the painting class rooms converted into an effervescent collodion processing lab, with people avid for getting into the world of hand made photography. It was, no doubt a great experience working side by side with these two fellow artists and a lovely, super friendly group of sitters.

Very grateful with an excellent group of sitters

It was a very long day, exhausting and rewarding, and the most important, with hope in the near future. Looking that many people coming after these old processes where things are made by hand, one by one, with tools and patience, make me think there’s still a chance for new generations to get in contact with craftsmanship, to understand we can make things by ourselves, with our hands, away from main streams. That may makes us free.

Sisters

It was a real Wet Plate Collodion Family Portrait Day

Pinhole Photography Class

There’s one spot left in our special Pinhole Photography Class. This is going to be a one of a kind experience, not just because we will build our own cameras but because we will make pictures on aluminum using the wet plate collodion process. This will be a two and a half days workshop, with two full days of outdoor experience, taking pictures with our own cameras and developing on the field right away.

We will provide everything, including chemicals to sensitize and develop the the aluminum plates.
We’ll meet on June 27th, Friday afternoon, to build cameras and mix chemicals. Saturday 28th and Sunday 29th we will go on field trip, shoot photography and develop on site. At the end of the day all the photos you have made will be finished and ready to take home. An unforgettable adventure, for sure.  Cost all included: $300.

Reserve the spot.

Red Line Jurors Choice Award

We had very exciting news at the Antique Photography Studio last November, when our piece "New West and Nymph" got the Jurors Choice award at the 1sq Ft show at Red Line. The piece is a collodion photography based collage, that claims for the preservation of our memories.

Red Line is one of the most important art galleries in Denver, an urban laboratory where art, education and community converge. With over one hundred artists on the show, we are truly honored with this recognition.

Pico Cam and Pinhole photography

We are very pleased with the arrival of our new Pico Cam. This is our redesigned, redeveloped and always loved pinhole camera, which had proved to be working in excellent condition.
A selection on our pinhole tintypes are on display at the Lakewood Heritage Center until October 2014 as part of the Collectors exhibition.

Antique Photography Studio

We do commissioned projects on antique photography processes, commercial photo-shoots, cultural and patrimony preservation projects, and family or personal portraits. Wedding planners and event coordinators now have the option to request the presence of the Antique Photography Kiosk at top of the line celebrations, giving special guests the joy of being photographed using this historic photographic process.

For questions, assignments, quotes, or general info send an email to info at AntiquePhotographyStudio dot com.

The Englewood Depot - Pinhole wet plate collodion photography

The Englewood Train Depot

The Englewood train depot is a mission style railroad depot built in 1915 as the stop for the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe Railway Company and the Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad. Designed by the Santa Fe Railways Company, it was in use until the late 1970's and then moved, from it's original location at Hampden and Santa Fe to South Galapago and Dartmouth in 1994.

Just a few of these beautiful, filled with history buildings are still standing, after serving as passengers, freight, and other commodities stations along the railroad lines between the late 1800's and most of the twentieth century. This historical building will house now the Living Museum of Letterpress Printing, Typography, Design, Poetry & Art, and we had the privilege of photographing the first meeting of supporters who will bring this endeavor to life; a living community center for letterpress printing and related arts.

Kick off day at the Living Museum of Letterpress

The Antique Photography Studio had the privilege of been invited to the inaugural day at the Living Museum of Letterpress, when this tintype was made. We'll keep supporting all this projects, meant to be enjoyed by communities, enthusiasts, artists and friends.

We do photography crafted by hand, we value the object, we sublime what we, humans can do. We have the patience to meticulously hand process each photograph and we have acquired experience in many related topics as well, for instance, the equipment we use is hand made, most by ourselves.

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