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I’m Kyle McMillin, based in Seattle.
I work in the wet-plate collodion process. I'm continually drawn by its beauty, by its poured and imperfect emulsions. Through it, I aim to honor every person I work with.
I make wet-plates on two substrates:
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tintypes are made on metal,
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& ambrotypes are made on glass.
Each plate is poured, exposed, developed and fixed on-site.
What To Expect
I enjoy working in a patient and collaborative way: I guide, you respond, and together we create each image.
They're developed right away and the image takes shape in in seconds.
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The process is slow, imperfect, tactile — yet immediate.
Plates are scanned and varnished afterward, and you can pick it up or have it mailed.
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