Above: 2024, Self Portrait Hammer Portrait, 2× 4” x 5”

Above: 2024,Hammer Portrait: Jan, 2× 4” x 5”

All of the following images are more or less the same tools and ingredients:

ingredients: tintype; coated aluminum plate, collodion ( liquid cotton), silver nitrate, and other chemistry (plus a little magic)

tools: dark room, medium format camera and tripod, studio photo setup, studio lighting, backdrop

Subject: Blacksmiths and their self-made forging hammers.