Holly Hooper
Tintype Fundamentals: Portraits in Silver
In this workshop, participants will learn the fundamentals of creating tintype images using the wet plate collodion method, one of photography’s most expressive historic art forms. Students will learn how to safely handle chemistry, modify a plate holder, sensitize and develop plates, and varnish finished images. By the end of the week, each participant will leave with a broad understanding of the wet plate process and the skills to continue exploring this unique medium. No prior experience is required. Students are encouraged to bring their own camera to modify and use. A limited number of my modified cameras will also be available for experimentation.
Studio Fee: $125
Biography
Holly Hooper is a process-driven artist and educator based in central Utah, specializing in alternative photographic processes. With nearly two decades of experience in darkroom and historic methods, she creates images that capture a sense of time and place—raw, timeless, and unfiltered. Holly studied the Wet Plate Collodion process under modern master Quinn Jacobson, an experience that inspired her to help keep this unique medium alive. Her wet plate collodion photography is part of the State of Utah’s Alice Merrill Horne Art Collection and has been exhibited across the western United States. She currently teaches photography, printmaking, and advanced drawing and painting at Wasatch Academy.
Instagram: @process_and_ritual
