as in daguerreotype
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Recent Examples of tintype
The exhibit includes tintype photographs that honor the legacy of Black families and highlight the richness of the Black community in Elgin, according to the department’s Facebook page.
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Comparing an 1860s tintype with an 1890s gelatin silver studio print shows the evolution of photographic processes.
—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
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Mike Danahey, Chicago Tribune, 27 Feb. 2025
Comparing an 1860s tintype with an 1890s gelatin silver studio print shows the evolution of photographic processes.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tintype
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In this daguerreotype, taken by an unknown photographer around 1855, he is pictured staring directly into the camera, wearing a black double-breasted jacket with a stiff upright-collared shirt.—
Vincent Tullo,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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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makes photo manipulation as easy as a tap on your phone, the idea that a visual image is an absolute truth is as outdated as the daguerreotype.—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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The light is too harshly angled and full of diodes, too precise, too careful and still somehow not careful enough, not surreal, sepia and tender enough.—
Harmony Holiday,
Los Angeles Times,
29 Apr. 2025
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The sepia print, which appears to be a techno advance just a small step above tintype, was cut to fit an oval frame.—
Denise Snodell,
Kansas City Star,
9 Apr. 2025
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Originating nearly three decades ago with scanners for nuclear sites, reality capture encompasses photogrammetry, which uses overlapping photographs to create 3D models, and lidar technology, which measures distances with laser light to generate precise point clouds.—
Ronald Bisio,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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The duo found an old photograph on the property, showing three women looking directly into the camera.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
13 May 2025
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Marquez often shared photos of herself modeling and traveling.—
Saleen Martin,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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The 31-year-old new mom shared the news on social media, along with a photo of the newborn’s little foot.—
Anna Halkidis,
Parents,
15 May 2025
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The camera app presents a number of camera modes – night, video, picture, beauty, 108M, portrait, panorama, a GIF maker, macro, slow-mo, QR reader, and monochrome.—
Paul Ridden
May 19,
New Atlas,
19 May 2025
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The pillow’s comfy, off-white terrycloth embodies Owens’ signature aesthetic of minimalism and monochrome, elevating your everyday lounging.—
Alia Yee Noll,
Los Angeles Times,
19 May 2025
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“Tintype.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tintype. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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