Welcome to Vanity Tintype, where we
make modern photographic heirlooms.
Owner and Artist, Maurene Cooper in her light filled studio
Vanity Tintype Studio
varnishing plates in the studio
Edited scan from tintype
In our 19th century inspired sitting parlor.
VICTORIAN IMAGES MADE TO HONOR DIVERSITY IN THE 21ST CENTURY
Maurene Cooper is the Philadelphian behind Vanity Tintype, a commercial tintype studio in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia. Cooper is energized and inspired by the consistent opportunity to use the wet plate process to honor the diversity of her clients and the world we live in.
Cooper has exhibited extensively both nationally and internationally. In addition, her wetplate projects, Blue Angles and the Caregivers have been reviewed by publications such as New City, Humble Arts Foundation, and Lenscratch.
Vanity Tintype is available for studio work, location, weddings, and pop up events. Read more in our package offerings.
This video walks you through my process in creating a tintype photograph.
Clients watching their tintype as it fixes
Tintype just after developing in our studio darkroom
Ambrotypes being varnished