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lacunha.bsky.social
Makayla on Tintype.
#altprocess #tintype #artnude #nsfw
This image appears to be a contemporary nude art tintype photograph. Tintypes, also known as ferrotypes, are a 19th-century photographic process that involves creating a direct positive image on a thin metal plate coated with a dark lacquer or enamel. The photograph has a distinctive, timeless quality due to the wet plate collodion process, which often results in soft focus, deep contrast, and organic imperfections. The subject, a nude woman with a neutral or contemplative expression, is depicted in a frontal pose against a softly blurred background. Her gaze is direct, engaging the viewer with an almost solemn intimacy. The monochrome palette enhances the raw and unfiltered nature of the image, emphasizing the textures of her skin and hair, as well as the subtle interplay of light and shadow. The choice of tintype as a medium for contemporary nude portraiture bridges historical photographic techniques with modern artistic sensibilities. The imperfections inherent to the wet plate process—such as streaks, vignetting, and slight blurring—add to the emotional depth of the image, making it feel both archival and immediate. The overall aesthetic conveys a sense of vulnerability, strength, and timelessness, making it a powerful piece within the realm of alternative process photography.
March 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
dictionarypod.bsky.social
#ferrotype #photos are pretty cool.

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January 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
collectionavd.bsky.social
#ChallengeAZ U comme Unique. Les précieux daguerréotypes, ambrotypes et ferrotypes sont non duplicables, obtenus sans l’intermédiaire d’un négatif. Positifs directs, ils sont des témoignages fragiles ...

#généalogie #histoire #photographie #positifsdirects #daguerréotype #ambrotype #ferrotype
Procédés anciens en photographie : la grande famille des positifs directs, des portraits uniques, non duplicables. D.R
November 21, 2025 at 9:43 AM
l-a-u-r-e-n-t.bsky.social
Un collègue m'a confié quelques photos anciennes, fin 19e, début 20e siècle. Des studios de Bruxelles, Mons, Milan, Vienne. Parmi lesquelles 2 ferrotypes. #vintagephotography
April 9, 2025 at 7:34 AM
downscaler.eurosky.social
📷 Portraits ferrotypes de Elle Fanning prises sur le tournage de "The Beguiled" de Sofia Coppola (2017).

Inventé en 1852 par Adolphe-Alexandre Martin, le ferrotype utilise une plaque de fer recouverte d'un vernis au collodion, qui doit être préparée et développée en 15mn
Portrait noir et blanc de Elle Fanning Photo noir et blanc de Elle Fanning en robe
October 26, 2023 at 7:04 AM
chadhill.bsky.social
I really like the Zebra dry tintypes: zebradryplates.com/product/zebr...
Zebra 8x10 Dry Plate Tintypes | Silver Gelatine Positives
Box of 5 High Quality Zebra 8x10 Dry Plate Tintypes also called Ferrotypes. Hand Coated with Fine Grain Silver Gelatine Emulsion just like in 1890s.
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November 22, 2024 at 2:17 AM
roguearthistorian.bsky.social
Self-Possession, Not Surveillance
Tintypes, or ferrotypes, sit at a crucial crossroads in nineteenth-century visual culture because they compress a whole politics of access into a small, hand-held object.
Self-Possession, Not Surveillance
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February 6, 2026 at 7:35 PM
perplexed-gecko.bsky.social
Гггг. Так. Неймовірне. Окремо частина з фургоном, я прямо вже боюся за себе в майбутньому)

Я зараз знайшов ще трішки зручнішу нішу: пізніший процес з dry plate ferrotypes. Вони трішки швидші, не треба самому робити пластинки. Дуже файно для початківців)
July 10, 2025 at 9:52 PM
glitterrock.bsky.social
'He made a wax cylinder describing his penis in depth for her. Perhaps one day, technology might allow us to take Ferrotypes of our genitalia, and send them to another via some device. Perhaps that new "tele-phone" that's all the rage...'
May 2, 2025 at 10:25 PM
engagetheo.bsky.social
Opened a 2nd box of my Mom's and it's all so freaking weird. It really seems that all my life I've been told a false story of my family, while the real story was more interesting and extremely well documented going back over 200 years. Who is this women? There is no one alive I can ask
A Ferro type photographic portrait of a women staring off to the viewers right. She is scowling a little, she may have had to sit for a while for this picture, it was taken in 1865. The off-white cardstock framing the photo emphasizes the the warm sepia tones of the picture The back of the portrait labeled with: Excelsior Ferrotypes made at No. 4 Summer St., Boston G. P. LASSELLE (the photographer I'm sure) Below that is a 2c US postage stamp and a pencil annotation stating "Oct 1865"
November 22, 2023 at 1:50 AM
pguythompson.bsky.social
Ferrotypes?
November 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM