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• Photographer Makes Tintypes Out of Old, Rusty Cans

  
  While the "tin" in tintype gives a clue on the taking medium of the age-old photographic process, it seemed to have sparked an interesting concept and idea in photographer David Emitt Adams. Take a look at his interesting work after the jump!
  May 23, 2013 3 comments 22 likes

• ★ iPhone Glass Back Becomes Wet Collodion Photo Plate

  
  Old meets new yet again in this successful science-cum-art project by self-professed photo nerd Jake Potts of Bruton Stroube Studios. He was able to create a unique iPhone design by developing its glass back cover via the wet collodion process! How geeky cool is that?
  August 16, 2012 3 comments 24 likes

• ★ (Possibly) The World's Smallest Tintypes Taken Using the Fisheye Baby 110

  
  That's right folks, you're reading it right! What could be the the teeniest tintype photographs in history were recently taken using the Fisheye Baby 110 camera. We know you want to know more, so go ahead and read on!
  July 10, 2012 8 comments 19 likes

• Museum asks, 'Do you know who are in these tintype photos?'

  
  A special museum in Virginia needs help identifying the subjects in some of the world's oldest photographs. Maybe you can point the museum to some lead, so check out some of the tintypes after the jump!
  June 15, 2012 2 likes

• Paramir & TinType Bij Masters of Amateurism: Hot Photography

  
  Our LomoAmigo Ehud Neuhaus a.k.a. Paramir represented the Lomography community at the recent Masters of Amateurism meeting in Foam. Curious about his story? Read on and watch the movie!
  January 31, 2012 3 comments 3 likes

• Billy the Kid Ferrotype Goes Under the Hammer

  
  The most expensive item ever sold at Brian Lebel’s Annual Old West Show and Auction is a ferrotype of the 19th century outlaw Billy the Kid.
  July 11, 2011 1 like

• How Tintype Photographs Are Made

  
  Tintype, one earliest photographic processes known to man, has made its mark in the history of photography, but very few are familiar with it at this time and age. Here, we'll show you some interesting videos on how tintypes are made.
  July 06, 2011 2 comments 18 likes

• The (Pricey) Portrait of a Gunslinger: Billy the Kid

  
  The Wild West is without a doubt synonymous with outlaws, cowboys, and gunslingers, among them the notorious Billy the Kid. Countless tales and legends tell us what we know and perceive about these outlaws, but we occasionally get treated to some rare memorabilia--such as Billy the Kid's $2.3 million portrait.
  June 30, 2011 5 likes