Whenever you look at vintage photographs taken using old methods, there’s always a certain haunting quality about them. The life captured is so still, the eyes always seem so dark. It’s almost joyless. Photographer Victoria Will wanted to see how old photographs would translate with modern people so she used an 1860’s era method of photography called tintype to capture celebrities today. It’s fantastic.
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This haunting tintype photo is probably the last studio portrait of Philip Seymour Hoffman. It was taken on January 19, 2014 at 08:59:11 PM, at The Collective and Gibson Lounge, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.
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In a world of megapixels, point-n-shoots and expensive DSLRs, it’s easy to forget about the roots of modern photography. This beautiful video profiles Harry Taylor, a photographer who’s celebrating the 19th century methods that kick-started the craze. More »
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