Wet plate portraits of Paco and Friends

The wet plate process is a natural fit with the amazing Flamenco gutarist Paco Strictland.

For many years I have admired his devotion to an art form he loves .

While many artist bounce around, he has stood true.

You might have heard his NPR show "Flamenco Cafe'",

but if you heard him play, you heard the sounds 

of a true gypsy soul, with duende.

Something the world really needs now.

 Paco , clear glass Ambrotype, 8x10

                            Connie and Paco

And with friends in 8x10, and our host, Pat . Thank you all for a nice sunday afternoon. ole'!

Summer tintypes

mattmorrisfilms.com

Here a are a few wedding portrait tintypes of Julie and Dargon.

All are 8x10.

  A view from the ground glass, something to always be savored ,via the iphone.

 Bonnie ,Victor and yours truly where shooting out at our local Art Museum,which happens to be on a Civil War Battlefield, (check mate happened here, Ken Burns missed this point, but Shelby Foote did not)-anyhow our local Confederates let us shoot in the their camp. If ever in Wilmington please visit the Cameron Museum of Art. All 5x7 in size.

 And last but not least, Vanessa in the studio, 8x10 tintype on black Japanned tin, shot on a 100+ year old camera in a process that is 161 years old. Matt Morris stopped in to film this for and created a new work called "American Tintype". More at mattmorrisfilms.com . check it- MIND BLOWING!

Photograph or lets say jpg by Matt of me, that day.

George Graves

My friend George passed through check-mate last week.
He was on his way to New Orleans just after theses tintypes.
I miss him.
He was in love.

Greetings from the Rock House, Presented by Cary Street Partners

From the hub of Southwest Virginia, with generous support from Cary Street Partners, I visited
the scene of my childhood, Wytheville and presented the wet plate process along with a 19th century
photography history lesson. Thank you to the town of Wytheville, and Cary Street Partners for having me for the day. If in this area, do yourself the favor of visiting the Rock House.

Spring Weddings 2012

Spring fun, in a coastal southern style.

Sunday afternoon Tintypes

 Todd T.

 the Ally cat himself, and Lincoln and family.

 Fun with kids and Gayle with hounds.

 Ned and family.

 more Families

 Wendall,Henry and dog.

New this week, mostly half plates, all in the tradition of the roving sunday portrait photographer.
Many thanks to Lane and Kristan at PattersonBehn for hosting such a fun day.