As a picture framer I’ve come across old tintypes but didn’t realize that photographers still use the process. Well, artists like Jessica Somers do, with some heartacheingly beautiful results.
Jessica is another part of the 100 Days: Summer 2009 team and has her work for the project set up here, as well as a separate website here.
I love her compositions that focus on detail that she has pulled from phrases and words to reconstruct the story into her very own interpretation. The tone quality, the all important play of light and shadow, the aged look that lends a sense of truth to the images make them exceptional. Go check it out.
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