SILVER & LIGHT from Ian Ruhter on Vimeo.
Every once in a while you find some gold among the ruble that is the internet. A friend of mine sent me this video that seems to tie in with my fascination of alternative processes on wheels. Besides it being about one man's attempt to create the largest tintypes out of a makeshift ice cream truck camera (The time machine as he calls it), I thought the production of this this video alone was worth sharing. Coming from someone who's done tintypes before, he really makes it look easy...and just as quickly he takes you into the frustration of working in such a traditional manner. Despite my bias towards the yore, I think any photographer can appreciate such hard work and dedication to their craft. Who knows, maybe it will inspire you to go back in time through photography...If anything you'll gain a better appreciation of how easy we have it with digital cameras!