Tintypes of Hollywood Stars

Stunning what the photo-medium itself does to familiar faces:

31 Stunning 1860s-Style Tintype Portraits
of the Movie Stars at Sundance

http://www.esquire.com/blogs/culture/sundance-tintype-portraits-2014#slide-1

The eyes in particular blaze out – I can’t help but think of portraits of Indians from around that time where they seem to glare at the camera…



One response to “Tintypes of Hollywood Stars”

  1. Not my favorite image of KR but still intense!

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