Thank you so much to the locals who know how challenging it can be to open a neighborhood shop.  Your investment in my studio allows me to continue to invest in our local community and offer our neighborhood a unique heirloom shop.  Thank you for keeping tintype photography a unique opportunity for Chicago families and neighbors.  We make our city thrive! 

I'll be hosting an open house on July 8th from 12-3.  Come by and say hi!

I was recently interviewed by Voyage Chicago about my business.  Here is the article.  Have you found yourself alone in the struggle?  I certainly have in my journey to create a place for myself with photography.  Through the years I have gotten a lot of great, and terrible advice on what I should be doing.  Through my own journey I have learned some valuable lessons, had some rewarding experiences, been treated like garbage, been treated like a genius, been questioned about my worth, been praised for my contributions, been ostracized for trying new things.  I've had people use my name to sell their own work, I've had people trash my name to sell their own work.  (Isn't the internet the best and worst of us?)  Through it all, I just try to be myself, I try to be as honest as I can about who I am and what I can do.  I try to push myself through rough patches and commit to this creative path that either I choose, or which chose me so long ago it no longer matters.  Everyday you can get up and try, and that is what I keep doing.  For those who keep kicking ass and use both feet, I salute you!  It isn't easy to swim in a sea of negativity, but keep those arms moving!  Eventually there will be land for you to stand.

Made in Chicago, this tintype is a hand poured, wet plate collodion photograph that will last generations.  #tintype #chicagotintypes #wetplatecollodion #collodion

Made in Chicago, this tintype is a hand poured, wet plate collodion photograph that will last generations.  #tintype #chicagotintypes #wetplatecollodion #collodion

Made in Chicago, this tintype is a hand poured, wet plate collodion photograph that will last generations.  #tintype #chicagotintypes #wetplatecollodion #collodion