Victoria Will
Portrait photographer Victoria Will uses an archaic process to develop her photos, to amazing effect. Wet collodion sounds like a very unpleasant condition you’d contract on a trip through the Amazon. However, it is, in fact, a means of developing photographs by adding iodide to a solution of cellulose nitrate and coating a glass plate with the mixture. This was the method used to produce tintypes, which is also the name of Will’s series. The process produces photos with exceptional depth and seems to kick up the soulfulness-factor quite a bit.
I think her portraits would be gorgeous even without the special developing technique, but these are truly exceptional. I generally hate photos of myself, but I think I’d be willing to give it a try if I could have one of these wonderful portraits.
All photos are the property of Victoria Will.
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Kristen Stewart poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Elijah Wood poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Sam Shepard poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Jesse Eisenberg poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Maggie Gyllenhaal poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Anna Kendrick pose for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Lance Reddick poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- William H. Macy poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
EXCLUSIVE PREMIUM RATES APPLY- Jack McBrayer poses for a tintype (wet collodion) portrait at The Collective and Gibson Lounge Powered by CEG, during the 2014 Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah. (Photo by Victoria Will/Invision/AP)
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May 14, 2016 at 6:12 am
That process really makes them look likea they’re really old, too. Stunning.
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May 14, 2016 at 10:45 am
I love that moody, vintage feel.
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May 14, 2016 at 11:19 am
Me too.
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May 14, 2016 at 8:49 am
These are superb! I love vintage photographs and have a special fondness for tin types. I’m glad to see someone using the process still and doing so to such incredible effect.
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May 14, 2016 at 10:47 am
I assumed the look of tintypes was due to their age. It never occurred to me that’s how they looked when they were new. So cool!
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May 14, 2016 at 11:38 am
It’s wonderful – you liked a post on my site and now I’ve discovered your corner of the wordpress world! These are beautiful images, thank you for sharing.
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May 14, 2016 at 2:42 pm
I’m glad you like them!
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May 14, 2016 at 4:22 pm
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May 14, 2016 at 6:41 pm
Holy cow, that’s incredible! Yay! New beautiful thing!
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May 15, 2016 at 12:22 am
Cool photos. Moody is the perfect description.
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May 15, 2016 at 7:38 am
They’re pretty remarkable. They make the actors look so deep!
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