What’s Inside an Old Tintype Photo Case? (Video)
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson takes apart the case from an old 1850s tintype photograph to clean the glass and see what's inside
Carl Thiel: Portrait Photographer, Inventor, and Early Filmmaker (1880s-1910s)
Looking at an antique cabinet card photograph by Carl Thiel of Duluth, Minnesota circa 1890-ish.
An Example of Silver Mirroring Deterioration in an Old Gelatin Silver Print
Video and photographs illustrate the effects of silver mirroring damage on the surface of an antique photograph.
A Visit to the George Eastman Museum in Rochester NY (With Videos)
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson gives the full experience of visiting the George Eastman Museum in Rochester
Antique Tintype Portrait: Looking a Dead Stranger in the Eye
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson looks in detail at a beautiful antique tintype portrait of an unidentified man circa 1870.
1860s Evans & Prince Carte de Visite Portrait with a U.S. Tax Stamp (With Video)
Fine art photographer Keith Dotson uses a history of tax stamps on photographs to date a carte de visite portrait of a young woman from York, Pennsylvania.
Wilson’s Photographics (1881) – The Most Important Photography Book You’ve Never Heard Of
Video and high-resolution images from the photography book that taught Edward S. Curtis to be a photographer
New Podcast Episode: Edward S. Curtis — the Photographer Native Americans Called ‘the Shadow Catcher’
In this episode of the Fine Art Photography podcast, the life and work of photographer Edward S. Curtis (1868-1952), who was nicknamed 'the shadow catcher' by Native Americans.
Listing of Historic Photography Magazines with Links to Scanned Issues
A running list of historic photography magazines with their masthead designs and links to scanned online sources where they can be read.