Tintypes & Ambrotypes

Honest Portraits ~ Historic Methods

No smile required. No performance expected. Just arrive and let the moment unfold.

Every plate I make, tintype or ambrotype, is crafted with care, patience, and attention.

The wet plate process uses silver, light, and time to create something more than an image. What I capture is connection, a quiet exchange that emerges in the stillness.

News, Reviews & Coming Events

I recently took Ken’s “First Contact: Wet Plate for the Curious” workshop.

What a blast! I’ve never had so much fun learning something new.

Ken is a talented photographer with an easy-going, yet super-effective teaching style. This hands-on workshop was worth every penny. I came away creatively inspired to go forth and tintype.

Ron C.

First Contact: Wet Plate for the Curious Workshop

'Shift' wins Juror’s Choice at the Metchosin ArtPod.

"It has that ethereal quality, like old photographs do, but with a modern twist of being more like a hologram." — Sheryl Fisher, Juror.

[Read the Blog Here]

The Sitter’s Perspective: Portraits of Character

A wet plate session is an unhurried exchange. It is a moment of stillness in a world of noise, where the performance drops away to reveal something honest and enduring. Here is what some have shared about their time in front of the camera and the physical legacy they took home.

Robin & Jess

As an archivist, seeing myself represented in process from the 1850's was extraordinary. Ken captures these amazing images with both serenity and a sense of play. It was a gift to learn about the photographic process first hand.

Environmental Portrait

Tyler

I absolutely hate having my photo taken, but really enjoyed having my portrait made by my good friend and tintype teacher, Ken

Portrait for Artist Profile

Major (ret.) Gary Whiting

Major Whiting came to the studio for a 'True North' portrait session. It was an honor to hear about his service in the Canadian Armed Forces, his pride he had in his service career was inspiring.

Tintypes & Ambrotypes

No smile required. No performance expected. Just arrive and let the moment unfold.

Every plate I make, tintype or ambrotype, is crafted with care, patience, and attention.

The wet plate process uses silver, light, and time to create something more than an image. What I capture is connection, a quiet exchange that emerges in the stillness.

News, Reviews & Coming Events

'Shift' wins Juror’s Choice at the Metchosin ArtPod.

[Read the Blog Here]

The Sitter’s Perspective: Portraits of Character

Robin & Jess

Tyler

Major (ret.) Gary Whiting

"this takes time,

and your full attention,

it's about presence, not performance,

let the noise fall away, before a single image is made,

what remains is honest and true"