I make tintypes and ambrotypes using the wet-plate collodion process.
I’m Kyle McMillin, based in Seattle, working from a studio in Kingston, WA.
Studio
Kingston, WA
Work is made one-on-one in the studio.
Each image is approached through a series of exposures, with adjustments made between plates.
The process allows for variation and return.
It results in a group of images, or a single plate.
Sessions typically last between 90 minutes and several hours.
Finished plates are provided, along with a digital scan of each image.
Sessions begin at $450
A common arrangement for two:
one portrait together
+
one individual portrait each
Getting Here
You can walk to my Kingston studio from downtown Seattle via the weekday walk-on ferry.
It's about a 6-minute walk from the boat, and close to restaurants, cafes, and Saltair Beach.
You can see the studio from the water as the ferry arrives.
The walk-on ferry does not currently run on weekends.
On-location & Events
I’ll bring my camera, mobile darkroom, and chemistry to your location, and we'll create together there.
These can be one-on-one creative sessions aimed at a small series, on-site staff or faculty portraits, pop-up style events over an afternoon or evening, etc.
Arranged individually and priced according to scope and distance.
Questions?
Inquire / Book a Session
