Rockland Tintype Replacement Plates - 8 x 10in Pack of 10

Rockland Tintype Replacement Plates - 8 x 10in Pack of 10

Rockland Tintype Replacement Plates are satin black aluminium plates prepared and ready for coating, giving you a convenient starting point for creating your own tintype photographs. This pack contains ten 8 × 10in plates, with a thinner construction that improves adhesion and makes them easier to cut down to alternative sizes when required.

Why We Like It

Tintype is one of those historic photographic processes that is just as fascinating to work with today as it was in the 19th century. Introduced in the 1800s, it helped make portrait photography accessible to a much wider audience because images could be produced relatively quickly and inexpensively on a durable metal support. The resulting photographs have a wonderfully distinctive appearance that is difficult to reproduce convincingly by any other method.

These Rockland plates take some of the preparation out of the process. Rather than sourcing and preparing suitable metal yourself, you have a consistent satin black aluminium surface ready for coating. The black background is important to the characteristic tintype appearance, allowing the lighter areas of the photographic image to stand out against the dark plate.

The newer, thinner plates are also particularly useful if you like experimenting with different formats. They can be trimmed with scissors, so you are not restricted to making 8 × 10in images. You can cut a plate down for smaller cameras, alternative plate holders or creative projects, while wasting as little material as possible.

Key Features

• Pack of 10 satin black aluminium tintype plates
• Large 8 × 10in plate size
• Prepared and ready for coating
• Designed for creating traditional-style tintype photographs
• Updated thinner plate construction for easier handling and cutting
• Improved surface adhesion for photographic coatings
• Can be trimmed to smaller sizes using scissors
• Satin black surface provides the dark background required for the tintype effect
• Useful for both traditional alternative-process work and experimental photography

What's in the Box

• 10 × Rockland 8 × 10in Satin Black Aluminium Tintype Plates

Ideal For

• Photographers experimenting with tintype photography
• Alternative and historic photographic process enthusiasts
• Students, colleges and photographic workshops exploring early processes
• Photographers who want plates that can be cut to custom sizes
• Creative analogue and experimental photography projects