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8/14/2014 0 Comments

5x7 tintype

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Lynn
5x7 wet plate collodion tintype
Jen Jansen 2014
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7/15/2014 0 Comments

Master Wu

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8x10 tintype of Master Jingchao Wu of Bei Dou Kung Fu
Wet plate collodion tintype captured with Century Studio camera
Jen Jansen, 2014
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7/10/2014 0 Comments

10th anniversary tintype

Celebrating ten years together with a wet plate collodion tintype.  The gift of tin is the traditional gift to mark a tenth anniversary.  Here are John & Heidi, heading for the next ten years.
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10th anniversary tintype
8x10 wet plate collodion tintype
Jen Jansen 2014
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7/10/2014 0 Comments

Two friends, 4x5 tintype

Remembering when summer days stretched into nights and adventures were the only priority. 
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4x5 tintype
Michigan, USA June 2014
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11/18/2013 2 Comments

Darya

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Darya
8x10 rose gold tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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11/15/2013 0 Comments

Hawk

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Hawk
8x10 tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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11/13/2013 0 Comments

Rosalyn & Adam

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These two are intended to be married next year!  We took a few studio tintypes for the first shoot.  For the second shoot, we were on location at Northwestern Law School.  Below is one of my favorite images, it actually is the first tintype we made.  Because too much light was still coming into my darkbox the tintype solarized and created this neat effect.
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9/13/2013 1 Comment

Secrets

This tintype was plated with my 8x10 century studio camera and copal 3 lens. 
I've got a secret, I cannot say
Blame all the movement to give it away
....whatever you do
don't tell anyone...
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Secrets
8x10 tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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9/10/2013 0 Comments

Darya

This tintype is a part of an ongoing series of portraits.  They are cropped in tight so that the viewer can look directly into the sitters eyes, finding a common human ground that we all share. -JJ
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Darya
8x10 tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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9/9/2013 0 Comments

The dance

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The dance
8x10 tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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5/29/2013 1 Comment

Peaceful Warrior

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Peaceful Warrior
8x10 tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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5/29/2013 0 Comments

The Warrior

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The Warrior
8x10 high polished silver tintype
Jen Jansen 2013
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10/24/2012 0 Comments

Simon's Robot

Here is a 4x5 tintype of my husband's creation, the distance measuring robot.  This guy rolls around on his three wheels until he smacks into a wall.  When he does, he looks left then right, measures the shortest distance between the two, calibrates for the new direction, and wheels off to the next! 
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10/9/2012 0 Comments

I saved one wish for you.....

I saved one wish for you,
tucked away in a little book
so you could carry it with you close
and use it when you need most
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1"x1" tintype framed in a 1 3/4" x 2" wooden box finished with satin tape and a little replica door knocker.
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10/8/2012 0 Comments

Tintypes in Balboa Park

Saturday morning I woke up early with the itch to get out into the park to make some tintypes.  My loving husband was sweet to groggily drive me up to the park and help answer the questions of the many heads that popped up to ask about the type of camera we were using and 'what is a tintype?'  These two were my favorite of the morning.
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Reflections of the Botanical Garden, 2012
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Shadows in the corridor, 2012
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10/2/2012 0 Comments

Tintype film cassette button pins!

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Wow!  Just try to say that five times fast!  I made a new batch of tintype button pins, plated by recycling old film cassettes and then exposing one at a time in camera.  You can purchase one of your very own for $15 through my
web store, or you can purchase in person at the MOPA gift shop!

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9/21/2012 0 Comments

Restored tintype cases

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I was gifted a hoard of old tintype cases that were pretty beat up.  I wanted to restore the cases and renew them in a way that I could use them to house some of my contemporary tintypes.

My first step was to take apart all of the old cases.  I then cleaned the individual components.  The metal matting was silver leafed, and the cases were painted black.

Reassembled, the cases are now ready for new tintypes!


First the cases were disassembled, cleaned, and newly painted:
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The restored cases:
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9/14/2012 0 Comments

Film Cassette Earrings

Oh what fun!  I made these earrings from recycled film cassettes, perfect for the hip lady who loves film!  Click on the image to purchase!
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9/13/2012 2 Comments

Film Cassette tintype pins

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This little 1 1/2" pins are made from recycled film cassettes.  The cassettes were first broken down, flattened and cut into shape.  They were then coated with collodion and sensitized in a silver bath.  Then placed in a 35mm camera, each plate was exposed and processed.  Punched out and varnished with a tiny pin cemented to the back, they are ready to wear!  You can buy them here in my shop, or you can purchase them in person at the MOPA gift shop.

Breaking down the cassettes:


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9/6/2012 0 Comments

Film Canister Crazy!

I've had a lot of fun over the last couple weeks breaking down old film canisters and turning them into miniature tintypes. 

Here is the last batch, still unvarnished.  These will be turned into pendants, earrings and magnets. 

They will be on sale this weekend at the Flash! pop up shop open during Medium's Festival of Photography at the W hotel. More info
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9/5/2012 2 Comments

iPhone Ambrotypes

I have been following a few alternative photography blogs lately that speak to working with different materials to create wet plate collodion images.  The inspiration!

Here is my offering to the collection, two iphone ambrotypes and one gold iphone tintype.  The ambrotypes were first coated with an albumen layer and were then exposed using my 4x5 Calumet camera with 210mm lens.  It was a little tricky to make the image; I had to take the entire 4x5 camera into the darkroom to unload my 'plates', but the hard work was well worth all the effort!  The images are of my favorite polaroid land cam 250, and of a Brownie box camera.

This was a great experiment and I will soon be plating more iphone ambrotypes of other images!  Do you have any suggestions of what you would like to see captured to this medium? 

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8/22/2012 0 Comments

Amsterdam

Four years ago Simon and I rented a houseboat on one of the canals in Amsterdam.  We floated along with the locals for two lovely weeks, and took in as much of the city as we could.  I made a collection of prints from some of my favorite quiet corners, all shot with my Mamiya 645 and printed to chamois paper.
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8/22/2012 1 Comment

Proof of Life, show opening this Saturday

Join me this Saturday at JDC fine art for the opening reception of
Proof of Life, a story of tintype portraiture. 
2400 Kettner Boulevard, San Diego, CA
Saturday, August 25th 5:00 - 7:30 pm

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8/17/2012 0 Comments

Modifying a Polaroid back to make tintypes!

This video will help you to modify any Polaroid back and allow you to shoot miniature tintypes using your medium format camera.  When ready to shoot, simply pad the back with cotton to hold your plate in place.  Happy shooting!
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8/16/2012 0 Comments

Miniature tintypes made from old film canisters

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Today I made tintypes out of old film canisters.  First I flattened the film canister, then cut it down to fit the camera.  Once the tintypes were washed and dry, I used a round punch to form the circles.  Up next is to varnish these mini's and make some fun pendants with them!
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