Tin Type by Photographer Shane O'Neill

 Dear readers, this is our first collaboration with a profesional photographer, Shane O'Neill, who has kindly agreed to write about TinType.

About Shane, he moved from Dublin to San Francisco in 1995 right after finishing Art College and he did not back.

Shane has been working for clients like Microsoft or American Express.

I talk with him by mail and he wants to explain more details about this video:



The video features a BTS of a Tintype shoot.


Tintype or wet Plate photography is a process that pre dates film around 1870's it was used.


I fell in love with this process when polaroid went away.


I try ignore the fact thats its an antique technique & keep my images as modern as possible with my choice of models and hair make up and styling.


And of course lighting.





© Shane O'Neill Photography



PS: I have new website coming out in Jan 2011.


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What can I said?. Thanks for your time Shane and for this amazing picture, your favorite. See you next week, Shane. :D


UPDATE: An important think about Tin Type, Shane told me that the ISO is only ONE, yes only 1.


Then, he can use  a lot of bareheads and beauty dishes when he shoots.

Thanks for this info, Shane.