AMERICAN TINTYPE

Good day everyone!

merry christmas and happy new year 2013..!
we survived the doomsday..! yeaaayy!

that means i can still continue writing alot of things on this blog
=) 

anyway, i just found a very inspiring video, directed by Matt Morris..
its about tintype photography,

it brought my memories during college, when i spent 9 hours straight in the dark-room..
i didn't even remember that i bought a corn-bread for breakfast..!
and so, that day.. my breakfast turned into my supper =)

have you ever print any photos using chemicals inside a dark-room..?
well, if you ever did one.. and happen to like it, Im sure you will really excited watching the video below :

>> American Tintype <<

and if you never tried one, i must say.. this is one of the thing you need to try at least once in your life time.. 
you wont regret it watching the magic happens..
for me, watching the image slowly appears on the paper is like watching the sun rises..

slowly, it appears..
magically
=)

meanwhile you wait for the internet buffering,
here's some screenshots and quote from the artist :

"with the antique process, the process itself speaks to the image.. and it will make things happen, flaws.."

"i like it, it's kinda.. it shows its real.."

since it takes 10-20 seconds to expose the plate, we'll gonna need tools to hold the subject still

and the magic happens =)

 

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around this digital photography era, people seems to be controlled by perfection..
autofocus, photoshop, burst-shutter-speed, and many more features that can lead us to a very flawless images

it doesn't mean that i against it though.. =)

its just, taking photos in manual (analogue) way.. feels more human,
it gives me some sort of therapy..

that's the reason im saving money to buy carl zeiss 50mm, manual focus
=)

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