Victoria Will
5/14/16: 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- 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)
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- 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- 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)
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)
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)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
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)
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT OF VICTORIA WILL
TINTYPE COPYRIGHT 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)
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)
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July 6, 2021 at 7:13 am
I do understand art is art but to me these look sad even with a smile.
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July 7, 2021 at 10:53 pm
I like their moodiness!
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July 6, 2021 at 9:33 am
This post was interesting but I would not try this myself. I spend a lot of money and time with photographs and I want them to be as realistic as possible. I don’t use PhotoShop or any of the others to adjust my photos. They are what they are out of the camera and a few out of my cell phone. They are what I see. They are my memories. Hal
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July 7, 2021 at 10:54 pm
All good points. I just thought these were fun.
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July 6, 2021 at 1:53 pm
I totally remember this post because I remember being struck by the vintage look of the images while the subjects are more dynamic than in the 19th century.
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July 7, 2021 at 10:54 pm
Yes! Exactly!
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July 8, 2021 at 9:26 am
She is George Will’s daughter
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July 8, 2021 at 5:47 pm
Is she really? How interesting!
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