as in daguerreotype
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Recent Examples of tintype
Comparing an 1860s tintype with an 1890s gelatin silver studio print shows the evolution of photographic processes.
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Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
The tintype is its opposite in every aspect: Its flattened quality and narrower tonal range are hallmarks of this less technically advanced photographic process.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers eventually perfected sturdier tintypes – also unreproducible images on metal plates – and later revolutionized the medium with glass negatives that enabled multiple prints of the same image.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers were going out and loading their wagons up with tintypes, and heading off into the wild yonder and creating these amazing photographs.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
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Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
The tintype is its opposite in every aspect: Its flattened quality and narrower tonal range are hallmarks of this less technically advanced photographic process.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers eventually perfected sturdier tintypes – also unreproducible images on metal plates – and later revolutionized the medium with glass negatives that enabled multiple prints of the same image.
—Andrea Kaston Tange, The Conversation, 6 May 2024
Photographers were going out and loading their wagons up with tintypes, and heading off into the wild yonder and creating these amazing photographs.
—Chris Klimek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 Dec. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tintype
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But in a world where the spread of technology makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.—
Deepti Hajela,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Mar. 2024
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Full-spectrum color had been a photographic dream since the first daguerreotypes, and early moviemakers were no less determined to conjure a celluloid canvas that reflected life in all its splendor.—
Thomas Doherty,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Mar. 2025
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The sketches are in sepia tone or black and white, with all the color taken out of them.—
Sierra Knoch,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Mar. 2025
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The decade is lushly integrated into the storyline, a soft focus and sepia tones bring an air of nostalgia to the fore as the sets and cast recreate the trappings of a gritty Madrid, 1979.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
17 Feb. 2025
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Share Old Memories One sentimental way to share family memories is by looking through old photographs or home movies.—
Laura Broadwell,
Parents,
1 May 2025
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The Saratoga Rotary’s 66th annual Art Show will return to West Valley College on Saturday and Sunday, with sculptures, paintings, photographs and mixed-media art on display from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. each day.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
1 May 2025
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Bitcoin Depot also emailed photos of several types of warnings.—
Susan Tompor,
USA Today,
22 Apr. 2025
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For instance, circulating a petition without being a resident of Arkansas or not requiring someone who signs a petition to present photo identification are forbidden.—
Doug Thompson,
Arkansas Online,
21 Apr. 2025
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While the camera has captured Curiosity in color previously, this time the rover happened to fall within the monochrome part of the image.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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There’s nothing chicer, or more forgiving, than a full monochrome look.—
Ruhama Wolle,
Glamour,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Tintype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tintype. Accessed 4 May. 2025.
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