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Brian Pierson

Feb 18 min

The Curious Case of Tintype Photography: How a 19th Century Camera Technique Made an Unlikely Comeback

Introduction to Tintype Photography Tintype photography is a photographic process that involves creating a direct positive image on a...

Brian Pierson

Jan 258 min

The Good, the Bad, and the Tintype: How Tinplate Photos Captured Life in the Wild West

Introduction to Tintype Photography on the American Frontier Tintype photography, patented in 1856 by Hamilton Smith, was one of the...

Brian Pierson

Jan 188 min

The Faces of Battle: How Tintypes Immortalized Civil War Soldiers

Tintype photography, also known as ferrotype photography, rose in popularity during the 1860s and became an integral part of documenting...

Brian Pierson

Jan 128 min

The Dark Art of Tintype: A Day With a Forgotten Photographer

Introduction Tintype photography, also known as ferrotype photography, became popular in the mid-1800s as a cheaper and faster...

Brian Pierson

Jan 48 min

Capturing the Past: The Rise and Fall of Tintype Photography

Tintype photography refers to photographic images produced directly onto thin iron sheets that are coated with a dark lacquer or enamel....

Brian Pierson

Jul 12, 20221 min

Good Morning from Skagway, Alaska!

Finally updating the blog. :) Where to begin? Since April we have traveled from Idaho to California then back up the West Coast on the...

Brian Pierson

Aug 8, 20211 min

The Beginning of the Adventure

I am starting my third week of the 2021 limited cruise ship season. Here is the Whitepass RR rotary plow. I recently sent this piece to...