Event Listing - Arts & Crafts, Education
Sun Jun 8 - Sun Jun 15

Rayko Photo Center presents

RayKo Tintype Salon, Grand Opening and Father’s Day Portrait Event

A wet-plate alternative photographic event


Tel. 415-495-3773
Email RayKo Tintype Salon, Grand Opening and Father’s Day Portrait Event
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$100

Location
Date and Time
RayKo Photo Center
428 Third Street
San Francisco, CA 94107
cross street: Harrison
district: South Beach

Sun Jun 8 (10:00am-2:00pm)
Sun Jun 15 (10:00am-2:00pm)

Description
For two select Sundays in June, as a celebration of Father’s Day, RayKo Photo Center announces the start of a unique portrait service not offered anywhere else commercially in the bay area. The images that are created during these sessions are one-of-a-kind portraits, which cannot be reproduced. The Wet-Plate Collodion process, introduced in 1851, involves coating an enameled metal (Tintype) or glass (Ambrotype) plate with a collodion mixture. These metal or glass plates are sensitized, exposed, and processed while the plate is still wet, so a darkroom must be close by to use this historical photographic technique. Wet-plate Collodion images render exceptional detail and extraordinary subtlety in tone, and they must be seen firsthand to be truly appreciated.

During this special event, customers will receive a 3.25x4.25 original tintype portrait for $100. Sessions will start at 10am and will last about 20 minutes. Call today to make a reservation!