Vintage Photography

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    Vintage photography is any photographic image produced by an analog camera. Oftentimes vintage photography has a certain visual texture or grain, as seen in 70's vintage beach photography. Some of the beauty of vintage photography lies in the imperfections inherent in non-digital photography.


    Vintage photography includes photos taken in decades past, and also includes photography shot on modern equipment and aged through the developing process using conventions from those times. Sometimes, images originally taken to capture a personal memory like an instant snap picture of a landmark on vacation can be considered a type of folk art photography. Shops on Etsy carry vintage photography from years past, along with analog and mechanical cameras.

    Camera technology has advanced since its invention in the mid 1800’s, and there are multiple types of photography that mirror the abilities of cameras at the time. Check out the types of vintage aesthetic photography you can purchase from shops on Etsy:


    • Vintage color photography hails mostly from the middle of the 19th century to near the end, just before the advent of digital photography.
    • Vintage black and white photography is still a popular medium for art today, and was the norm before color photography was invented. These pictures originate from the first photograph taken to the 60’s and 70’s when it became especially popular.
    • Vintage sepia photography has a characteristic brown or tan tint to each picture. This is named for the brown squid that was popular at the time, which looked like the color in these pictures.