Tintype

Ready to experience your tintype – a historically made image on glass or tin?

Your collaboration in portraiture and creative projects can create forever momentos, here in the studio and darkroom near downtown Rogers AR
– or even on the road from a mobile lab.

Have a question about working together?

There are two ways we can connect.

1 > Book a free Google MEETS Chat

  • A tintype is made by coating and exposing pure silver on a tin or glass plate.

    Historically speaking, tintypes were made with ambient light, with an exposure time of about 6-10 seconds.

  • Expect to spend at least an hour or two at the Arankasas Momentos studio in Rogers AR. We will make 3 -5 images together during your session.

    We suggest not wearing clothing with text or graphics as they will appear backwards in the final image. A tintype flips everything horizontally.

    Please bring along any accessories, costumes or props that you might want to be photographed with.

  • Absolutely! It can be fun to explain historic photography to children, and many find holding still for the image to be great fun.

    Dogs and other animals should to be able to stay stationary for 6-10 seconds – otherwise a ghost-like image occurs.

  • Pricing is by the session, and by the size of plates produced. Please see packages below.

    Your experience at the Arkansas Momentos studio, will result in 3-5 images, collaborating together to create a forever family heirloom.

2 > Message Me

3 > Book your Tintype Session

Book Appointments

4x5 Tintype Session $200
60-90 minutes, making 3-5 plates

This plate size is great for single portraits, couples portraits, children, pet portraits, even a small still-life. A modern heirloom! 4x5 Tintype appointment.

8x10 Tintype Session $275
60-90 minutes, making 3-5 plates

This distinctive format will display beautifully and is perfect for celebrating anniversaries, weddings and other special occasions. Ideal for everything from a close-up headshot to a family portrait.

11x14 Tintype Session $600
60-90 minutes, making 2-3 plates

A significant step up from an 8x10" plates. The perfect choice for wedding or graduation portraits. An 11x14 plate captures an exquisite amount of depth and detail; a truly handsome photographic object.

Book Appointments

Gift Card: 4x5 Tintype Session
Pre-paid gift card for a 4x5 Tintype Session.

Gift Card: 8x10 Tintype Session
Pre-paid gift card for an 8x10 Tintype Session.

Gift Card: 11x14 Tintype Session
Pre-paid gift card for an 11x14 Tintype Session.

Why work with Chuck?

In 2015, Chuck Davis started making tintypes in Richmond VA with Michael Bartoletta. The following year he began a mentorship with Roger Sassaki in Sao Paulo Brazil, a kinship that continues today. Further inspiration for Chuck came in a 2018 workshop with John Coffer of Dundee NY.

Chuck’s tintypes have been exhibited nationally, including his image (right), Osage Orange, which is in the permanent collection of the Fort Smith Regional Art Museum (RAM).