️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  These captivating black and white portraits may appear centuries old but a closer inspection will reveal rather modern-looking models. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ <unk> <unk> Andy Martin uses a Victorian camera and a method called tintype photography to create these stunning portraits. The pictures are the work of Andy Martin, who has turned his back on 21st century cameras to practice tintype photography.<unk> The pictures are the work of Andy Martin, who has turned his back on 21st century cameras to practice tintype photography. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️ ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> In Victorian times this would have been the deadly poison potassium cyanide, but Mr Martin opts for a less risky sodium thiosulphate. Modern models: Among his 500 portraits is a photo of musician Gruff Rhys (left) from Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals. <unk> Modern models: Among his 500 portraits is a photo of musician Gruff Rhys (left) from Welsh rock band Super Furry Animals. Resurrecting early-art-form: He is currently working on a project using the technique and hopes it will encourage others to have a go. The whole process has to be done in a dark room under a red light.<unk> The whole process has to be done in a dark room under a red light. •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• It had been sat abandoned in an attic for at least 70 years - the stand had been destroyed by woodworm and the... (The stand had been destroyed by woodworm)
Andy Martin, of Sunderland, uses Victorian bellows camera in method called tintype photography - popular in 1850s. <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> Mr Martin is trying to resurrect 150-year-old art form and says it's far more interesting than using a camera phone.<unk> Mr Martin is trying to resurrect 150-year-old art form and says it's far more interesting than using a camera phone.<unk>