Contact us.

catherinealexsegura@gmail.com

Weekend Location :

The Cosmopolitan Hotel & Restaraunt

2660 Calhoun St, San Diego, CA 92110

( Please check monthly schedule on my blog and Instagram )

FAQs

  • We are open from 10-2:30pm. Schedule is subject to change due to weather and other outside events. I post my monthly schedule for this location on my Blog and on my Instagram.

  • I now book appointments online! Depending on the size you want, i vary from $30-$125 +

  • we do not!

    We encourage everyone to come as they want to be remembered.

  • Absolutely! For natural light shoots, the exposure can take around 1-3 seconds depending on the light and weather. That gives wiggle room sometimes for foundlings to squirm and turn their heads, leaving a subtle ghosting/blurry effect on your photos. If you can accept the possibility of this, I will go forward with photographing. Same goes for animals!

    When using studio lighting, there’s a better chance that everything will come out sharper due to such a short exposure time. I only offer studio lighting for private sessions outside of Old Town.

  • Unfortunately no. Each tintype is an original piece of art created in that moment of time. There is no digital, film, or flash involved.

  • Yes! I always do one complimentary retake, especially for chemical anomalies or blinking/moving. If you’d like another because you don’t like the way you posed or other aesthetics, I charge a $20 chemical fee for each extra tintype, time permitting.