Kari Orvik Tintype Studio

Kari Orvik Tintype Studio Kari Orvik Tintype Studio is an appointment-only tintype portrait studio in San Francisco. Gift cert

Ollie and Thomas came to the studio on their way to be married by their best friend at SF City Hall. They were lights fr...
06/03/2022

Ollie and Thomas came to the studio on their way to be married by their best friend at SF City Hall. They were lights from Austin, Texas, amidst so much darkness in the news from that state - the tragic shootings in Uvalde, the myriad legislation passed banning abortions, denying health care to trans youth, prohibiting teachers from discussing critical race theory, the list goes on. Happy pride and to continuing the work against discrimination and towards justice and empathy 💜

Your 3 hosts for tonight’s online auction and fundraiser for ! Join , Jon’tonette ‘Star’ Clark, and myself online tonigh...
04/29/2021

Your 3 hosts for tonight’s online auction and fundraiser for ! Join , Jon’tonette ‘Star’ Clark, and myself online tonight from 6-7pm PST to raise money for this amazing youth photo mentoring program- fundraising to build out their new *permanent* home at 17th and Folsom, (complete with darkroom) and shared with and other incredible youth-serving organizations. Can’t wait to reunite with Erik and Star after all these years - link is in their bio to watch, bid and donate tonight, it will also be live on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j7iXs82igmk (📸 by on a field trip to Thrasher magazine...)

I LOVE Andrew’s .works.sf rounded frame for his family’s tintype! He does such beautiful work and is a master craftsman....
12/01/2020

I LOVE Andrew’s .works.sf rounded frame for his family’s tintype! He does such beautiful work and is a master craftsman. He is offering 20% off his framing for anyone who books a tintype session or gift certificate with me in December. Thank you Andrew! Check out his site for the range of amazing work he tailors to the pieces he frames! .works.sf
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Last year, we had the extreme pleasure of getting our family portrait done by If you’re trying to keep your holiday purchases local and support the community of artists that make this city what it is, I think this in an excellent holiday gift. Kari is a true artist an professional and she gets some really stunning and intimate images (I get to frame a lot of them.) Speaking of which, book an appointment with Kari or get a gift certificate throughout December and receive 20% off framing of your tin type.

📣 Calling all self-employed 🔊-small business owners, or those who want to support creative, small businesses! Post a lin...
11/30/2020

📣 Calling all self-employed 🔊-small business owners, or those who want to support creative, small businesses!
Post a link to your website and a couple words describing your business in the comments below so that others can follow you or learn about what you do! This year has been a tough year on so many, would love to support smaller enterprises and re-distribute funds from Jeff Bezos.... !

Photographing at the studio is part of what keeps my spirits afloat through some challenging times (in the world and per...
10/01/2020

Photographing at the studio is part of what keeps my spirits afloat through some challenging times (in the world and personally). This session with Jess and Shanna was a great reminder of being supports to one another - as artists and as human beings as we move through rougher times. Both and .strauss are beautiful artists who work independently and collaboratively (often on large scale public and community works), and they have an upcoming fellowship . Check out their work! (or see it huge on a building near you⚡️)

Maria with her daughter and Shanghai. She is the owner of and the collective - a community-minded mover and shaker tha...
08/10/2020

Maria with her daughter and Shanghai. She is the owner of and the collective - a community-minded mover and shaker that I first met through playing records with , before things changed....if you want to support them they are doing to-go cocktails including a delicious fresh bottled Bloody Mary mix! ⚡️

This is the 16x20” silver gelatin print from an 8x10 collodion negative that I’m donating to fundraiser (link in bio!) ...
07/03/2020

This is the 16x20” silver gelatin print from an 8x10 collodion negative that I’m donating to fundraiser (link in bio!) It is the corner of Mission and Geneva taken in 2015, (with the old Bravo Pizza sign) across from my tintype portrait studio. The circle around the image is made by the condenser in the enlarger, and it reminded me of the way I had installed another collodion negative (viewed as a positive) for my Geneva show . I couldn’t part with the negatives, but wanted to make prints available from them. I have felt supported by this corner and have come to rely on it- the last image is a rainbow on Geneva from last year- something that everyone who saw it for that fleeting moment got to experience together.

Excited to donate work to (FX) youth photo mentoring program’s fundraiser! Being an FX mentor was the ‘gateway drug’ fo...
07/02/2020

Excited to donate work to (FX) youth photo mentoring program’s fundraiser! Being an FX mentor was the ‘gateway drug’ for me to discover teaching photography, that I loved seeing what comes out of young people’s minds, and that there is always so much to learn from the process of teaching. Link is in my bio to purchase silver gelatin prints from me, and ! (Thanks for taking this photo back in 2004 of our trip to Thrasher magazine!) @ Thrasher Magazine

Missing shooting in the studio! Have been grateful thinking about the many wonderful people I’ve met through it (like Ja...
04/20/2020

Missing shooting in the studio! Have been grateful thinking about the many wonderful people I’ve met through it (like Jasmine here), and all the life circumstances that bring them to want to do a portrait. That was the whole reason I opened the studio 6 years ago. I took a break from posting a lot this year (portraits and otherwise) cause well it was a rough year, but having to be present with folks during the sessions ended up being a real gift. I have no idea what will happen regarding the economy, small businesses, and a system with such big cracks for its people to fall through, but wanted to thank those who have bought gift certificates and checked in. At the very least I’ll be shooting gift sessions when we’re able to share space again! Trying to stay positive (especially today! 😉 ❤️

Started cleaning and set up the disco ball...happy Easter!
04/12/2020

Started cleaning and set up the disco ball...happy Easter!

I learned that Essie Webb-Jones passed away earlier this year at the age of 102 (1917-2020). Her words inspired the ball...
04/08/2020

I learned that Essie Webb-Jones passed away earlier this year at the age of 102 (1917-2020). Her words inspired the balloon mural that is on the big grain elevator in the Bayview. Talking about community suffering in Hunter's Point in 1969- she’d said: "the balloons may have fallen to earth and lost their air, but they will rise again". I think of her quote each time I pass that mural (off Amador St), and feel fortunate to have met and photographed her in her garage for 's story on the 1966 Riot in Hunter's Point - The Fire Last Time. She was 98 at the time and full of energy and love. (The mural is called Bayview Rise by Laura Haddad and Tom Drugan).

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5153 Mission Street
San Francisco, CA
94112

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Tuesday 10am - 6pm
Wednesday 10am - 6pm
Thursday 10am - 6pm
Friday 10am - 6pm
Saturday 10am - 6pm

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