Workshop: Tintypes - The Basics

From August 4, 2014 through August 5, 2014 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at George Eastman House

Make your own tintype portrait and still-life image in this special two-day workshop for beginners. Learn the basics of the 1850s wet collodion process used for making real tintypes. Mark Osterman teaches this informative and fun class in the same place where he taught the very first public collodion workshop back in 1995. Each participant will receive a copy of the new Scully & Osterman basic collodion manual, which includes formulas and sources of supply.

Please note this workshop does not include illustrated lectures on collodion theory of archive visits that are featured in our longer workshops.

Audience: Limited to ten, this two-day workshop is specifically designed for students and others on a budget. No experience necessary.

Tuition: $325/$300 members, plus $40 materials fee

More information: http://eastmanhouse.org/events/detail.php?title=photo-workshop14_2014