One of the earliest and often forgotten photo technologies istintypes.
Tintypes are a kind of photograph created by generating a direct positive on a sheet of metal.
Sadly, Archer was also unable to make any money from his invention during his lifetime and died impoverished.
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However, Archer’s creation outlived him.
Their photographs did not have a reflection, unlike daguerreotypes, another popular form of photography.
Tintypes also generated positive images and were significantly faster to develop, taking approximately 15 minutes.
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Today, tintype photography is rarely used, except for a handful of dedicated photographers.
These photographers typically use aluminum instead of iron but keep many of the traditional processes.
Some innovative photographers have even built businesses around this photography style, keeping the pastand Archer’s inventionalive.
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Tintypes are an early style of photography.
Contrary to their name, the photos were often developed on thin sheets of iron rather than tin.
