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Retro Photography Reboots

Digital Tintypes Makes Any Image into a Vintage Metal Keepsake

— April 10, 2013 — Tech
Unless you've come across some of them in your attic or seen them at a relatives house, a tintype might be not be familiar. It's a vintage style of photography that uses a chemical process to burn an image onto a metal plate that has been treated with a series of substances and Digital Tintypes is helping to bring back this process by offering customers the ability to change any image into one.

Digital Tintypes allows customers to create one-of-a-kind keepsakes by uploading their images and picking the size of style they'd like. From here, the company uses a newfangled process to enlarge the image and burn it onto the surface.

In an age of digital photography, it's really cool to see how companies like Digital Tintypes are helping to bring back old practices and encourage new generations to remember how things were done in yesteryear.
Trend Themes
1. Vintage Photography Resurgence - There is a growing trend of classic and vintage photography practices being brought back for modern use by companies like Digital Tintypes, which offers customers the ability to turn any image into a unique and classic-looking tintype.
2. Personalized Keepsake Creation - Companies like Digital Tintypes are creating opportunities for people to create one-of-a-kind keepsakes by uploading their own images and turning them into unique vintage-style keepsakes.
3. Mixing Old and New Technologies - The trend of mixing old and new technologies is growing as companies like Digital Tintypes use a newfangled process to enlarge digital images and burn them onto metal plates, bringing back the vintage look of tintype photography.
Industry Implications
1. Personalized Gift and Souvenir Manufacturing - The personalized gift and souvenir industry stands to benefit from the resurgence of vintage photography practices and the opportunities presented by companies like Digital Tintypes to create unique and personalized keepsakes.
2. Photography and Printing Services - Photography and printing services industries can take advantage of the growing trend of vintage photography practices by incorporating these services into their offerings, including services like those offered by Digital Tintypes.
3. Art and Craft Supplies - Art and craft supplies industries can tap into the trend of vintage photography by providing materials and resources like metal plates and chemicals for hobbyists and professionals to create their own vintage-style tintypes.
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