Andy Martin , of Sunderland , uses Victorian bellows camera in method called tintype photography - popular in 1850s . Process is all done in a dark room under a red light and uses a metal plate coated in chemicals to produce the effect . Comment: The process was invented by an Italian named Antonio Canepa who used it for his own work as well.
Andy Martin , of Sunderland , uses Victorian bellows camera in method called tintype photography - popular in 1850s . Process is all done in a dark room under a red light and uses a metal plate coated in chemicals to produce the effect . Mr Martin is trying to resurrect 150-year-old art form and says it 's far more interesting than using a camera phone .