Ellen Leathers-Wishart: Tintype Photographer

Tintype photographer Ellen Wishart describes her inspiration for creating tintypes as well as a brief overview of the process in this short artist profile by Exploredinary.
Film by Exploredinary
Music by Dan Deacon
Filmed and Edited by Sarah Reyes and Daniel Driensky
Ellen is available by appointment at www.ellenwishart.com

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Fabulous stuff and a perfect antidote for the garbage seen on most platforms today.

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[@manfredgiraffe6592]

Wow 🤩. That’s really amazing. I've watched the video countless times but I just can't get enough. 👍❤️👍

[@Exploredinary]

Thank you for watching! Happy you enjoyed it so much!

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This is officially the first youtube video I have seen without a downvote. Nice!

[@Exploredinary]

thanks for watching!

[@Chiaroscuro1991]

Really enjoyed seeing you work ... and your portraits. Cheers, Scully & Osterman. 😄

[@donsusedphoto]

Another lovely video. We love wet plate and large format photography. Great job on this one. Cheers.

[@xrayqqq]

I'm going to try with the collodion, this video is a morale booster.

[@Exploredinary]

Glad to hear it inspired you! Thanks for watching

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Inspiring, thank you 😊

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maravilloso, felicitaciones

[@MrHolga]

I really need to get back into wet plate photography. The class at Dallas Center for Photography with Lisa Elmaleh was great. Not sure if I have met Ellen yet. She may have dropped by Don's Used Photo Equipment while I was there. This is some beautiful work. Oh, and a very nice video.

[@Peshur]

What a cool human.

[@Exploredinary]

The best. Thanks for watching!

[@vintagephotographer]

This is another awesome video! I now need to do some research and try this myself. The reversal step in particular looks like magic.

[@Exploredinary]

Vintage Photographer thanks for watching / it’s incredible to watch in person!

[@vintagephotographer]

@@Exploredinary I can only imagine! I've been photographing for around 60 years, but even back then it seems I'd missed out on tintypes by about 100 years.

[@caiodlimaM]

this is awesome =D

[@HayesPeterson]

Awesome!! I think my chemistry is old, my exposures don’t look that good. ☺️ Excellent work as always team! 🤘🏼🤘🏼

[@Exploredinary]

Thanks so much! Ellen's exposures are helped by the use of bright studio light pops for sure. Gotta blast that plate with light LOL. Thanks for watching!

[@luzlozano5852]

@@Exploredinary i want for info.i want pic

[@jocelynt.maxwell999]

This was crazy inspiring!

[@Exploredinary]

Jocelyn T. Maxwell thanks! Thanks for watching!!

[@murrayburgess1901]

Hi, Helen. Im wondering at strobe lighting do you use? Im new the the wet plate process. Loved your video. Hope to see more of your work. Be safe. From Australia.

[@baroneblades5386]

Well thanks , now I’m addicted. What size lens should I get for portraits. I may buy an old camera or build one.

[@JamesIronSights]

Amazing work!

[@Exploredinary]

Thank you! Thanks for watching!

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Fantastic. Thanks.

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very cool

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Nicely done. Thank you

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Very inspiring!

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[@fredmuller429]

Amazing...

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[@kayclaydancesupply1933]

Super cool! I always wanted a gipsy photo wagons from the past. Looks like it would draw customers in where ever you go? I presume you need a vendors license to charge people or perhaps you can ask for donations. Using a strobe is a great idea to get the exposure time down. What is the f stop of the lens, shutter time and asa of the tin type?

[@chriscard6544]

I have the same question, I dont think it is strobes, but just lights. Aperture is F/6.3 and iso, I guess around 3 asa

[@GreenMeanExemption]

Where can I get a Tintype camera? I've always wanted to get into tintype photography.

[@Exploredinary]

It’s a standard large format camera, the tin type part of it comes into play with the special chemicals she is using to put emulsion on a piece of metal and make it light sensitive. You can use any large format camera to do this. Do an internet search for “tin type classes” and see if people are offering them in your area 😃

[@trevoroneill8131]

What camera & film do you use, do they still make these today?

[@Exploredinary]

It’s an old Deardorf camera that can be found in antique stores and auction sites like eBay. The image is made from coating a metal plate with light sensitive chemicals, so the metal plate is the image, no film involved.

[@trevoroneill8131]

@@Exploredinary do you have software or filters you can use online

[@trevoroneill8131]

@@Exploredinary where are you located? & how much does it cost? or you on social media?

[@Exploredinary]

@@trevoroneill8131 we made the short film but it's our friend Ellen who does the tintypes. She is currently working on her masters degree and is not taking tintype commissions. Here's her website: www.ellenwishart.com

[@ramdas363]

@@Exploredinary Did she tell you how much she charged for a portrait before?

[@luzlozano5852]

What part of Dallas?

[@Exploredinary]

She has since moved to Austin but every once in a while will pop up in her old spot off of lowest Greenville Ave in East Dallas by the Trader Joe’s.

[@hoozleup]

It would have been cool if that guy with the camera took a shot of her at the exact same time as she photographed him.

[@baudworxitsolution9677]

Hi there can you pls help me im so interested about tintype photo grapy can you pls help where to find a canera for tintype

[@Exploredinary]

You can find a camera on eBay, but the difficult part for this kind of photography is finding the chemicals that go on the plate. They are very dangerous so they are not easy to get ahold of. Some people have told us you have to have an educational connection to be able to purchase them.

[@Nobody-Nowhere]

never seen one tintype photographer who actually takes good photos, its always about the process.. and how magical it is.. and then the photos are always the same

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Hey smartass nobody surprise me with your definition of "good photos".

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