Howdy,
I'm Miki Lansdowne
Wet Plate Photographer
Tintype photography is an 1800's process of a direct positive image, exposed through a wet chemical process directly onto a thin metal plate. It is one of the earliest photographic methods. I use a historic large format Kodak Eastman D-2 camera. You get to see your portrait develop like some kind of old magic right before your eyes.
My approach
I make things the long way, the slow way, the way that leaves a mark on you. I enjoy the dust, bruises, and busted knuckles of life. My Tintypes are made on my own terms. I’m not chasing perfection. I want the raw, uneven, human truth that shows through when the chemistry runs wild and the light doesn’t behave.
That’s where the soul is.
For me photography is a love story I’m writing in silver and grit, a story that doesn’t need to be perfect, It just needs to be real. Surface level isn’t for me. I am drawn to what unfolds in layers. Everything I create carries that slow-burn energy. This is for the ones who understand this raw edge and quiet power. For those who want to tell their visual story beneath a surface of depth and texture. Something made to be felt long after we’re gone. I create things that last forever.
