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tintype

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as in daguerreotype

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Recent Examples of tintype The image could be a tintype from a late-Victorian play about a confidence man who preys on wealthy young widows. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 14 July 2025 The tintype format was introduced by chemist and physicist Hamilton Smith in 1856. — Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025 Also on display is a tintype of an unidentified African American woman, taken by an unidentified artist around 1865. — Kaila Philo, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 June 2025 This is especially evident as the show builds from format to format—including tintypes, ambrotypes, paper prints, and stereographs, each an improvement on the last where the maker’s control was concerned. — Vince Aletti, New Yorker, 24 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for tintype

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Also, if one coats the surface of a daguerreotype with a layer of gold, the colors shift more to the red side of the spectrum.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 27 Oct. 2026
Robert Ebendorf’s 2010 Untitled Daguerreotype Brooch combines a daguerreotype with copper, plastic, and a crab claw, while his Birthday Necklace incorporates repurposed jewelry and toy railroad tracks.

— Livia Caligor, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of daguerreotype

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At a local senior residence center this week, the participants hummed with lindens and then headed into the art room to reflect on paper, using sepia-brown linden ink.

— Kendra Nordin Beato, Christian Science Monitor, 8 Oct. 2026
Tuscan kitchens were all warm colors, shades of brown, images that were maybe a bit sepia toned.

— Jenny Hughes, The Spruce, 15 Sep. 2026

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Messages recovered from a defendant’s phone included a photograph with the child and discussions about a connecting flight to Houston.

— Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
As the company blossomed, Sandy was able to quit her job as a Medicaid specialist and become a full-time employee, documenting their travels with videos and photographs and assisting with social media.

— Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of photograph

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In this photo illustration, the logo of company Fairfax Financial Holdings Limited is displayed on a smartphone in front of abstract background on computer screen.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 2 Nov. 2026
Police posted a photo on social media Sunday to alert residents to the incident and to advise them to check any candy their children had collected.

— Clifford Ward, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of photo

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Sun’s piece mostly orbits a monochrome palette of heavy, inky black shading (with white outlines) and a lot of line detail, with broad, impressionistic brushstrokes characterizing the landscape — at least some of the time.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
The style is a versatile one that can be worn with multiple ensembles, including all-black ones, because of its monochrome black finish.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2026

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