REVERTING TO TYPE
With the cutting edge of technology available in a handheld device and all the benefits of digital image manipulation offered freely (mostly anyway) - it seems odd that vintage and retro forms of photography remain popular. Currently, it has been reported that Generation Z have latched on to older digital cameras ad early flip phones, for the 'vintage' look on Tik Tok and Instagram. Apparently, the pixelated and grainy shots are the current fad and sales of old tech are quite buoyant. Personally, I can relate to the vintage aesthetic, but not to such recent models and styles. On the iPhone, there are a multitude of 'retro' camera apps that promise to recreate the Polaroid style, or the vintage Holga effect as well as dozens of other film emulations such as Velvia, Portra, Kodachrome and a personal favourite, Aerochrome. However, there is one app, which takes the vintage feel right back to the victorian era and the production of Tintype effect photographs. Way back in...