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by Megan King
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#tintype results from the shoot on Saturday! Thanks @bigbuckaroo and @leefowler and @litchy_ko_ko (Taken with Instagram)
Light. I need more light! (Taken with Instagram)
Silver nitrate stains, gangrene, or am I slowly turning into a #tintype? (Taken with Instagram)
Taken with Instagram
This never gets old… (Taken with Instagram)
Find your mark. (Taken with instagram)
Only the second self-portrait I have ever liked. Thank you collodion. (Taken with instagram)
@litchy_ko_ko Look! We finally got the exposure right! (Taken with instagram)
Taken with instagram
Taken with instagram
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Hong Kong (November 2011)
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Beijing, China (October 2011)
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Clockwise from top: two day’s worth of successes and screw-ups, Instagram collodion tintype portrait of a Canon 5D Mark II by J.J. Hastings, self-portrait
Since I am notorious for dodging every attempt to take my photograph, willingly making a self-portrait was out of character. It caused some buzz.
Rick LePage: “You look like Jesse James’ sister. The one with the gun.”
Classmate: “Where’s Sitting Bull?”
Mom: “And since the last photo I have of you was from your high school graduation in 2005, THIS will be going on my fridge…”
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