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Bryan Kluttz's avatar

Why are all her photos backward?

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Sarah Decker's avatar

It is inherent to the medium! Tintypes appear backwards because they are created as a direct positive image, meaning no negative is used in the process, resulting in a mirror-image reversal of the subject, similar to how you see yourself reversed when looking in a mirror; this is due to the way light hits the photographic plate during exposure. Pretty rad really ♥️

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Sherwood Frazier's avatar

Great feeling in each piece!

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søren k. harbel's avatar

What a terrific photograph. Thank you for bringing Sarah's work to my attention. Well worth the dive!

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Dorian Blake's avatar

It has the look anf feel of early 20th century / late 19th century photos. Marvellous to see something that harks back to the past while the subject remains contemporary.

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John Robinson's avatar

It’s a engaging way of documenting an area😎📷😎

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