Personally, I think this is one of the most special experiences you can find in Singapore. It’s not every day that you get to try tintype photography, and as someone who loves photography, I really enjoyed learning from Ryan about how the whole process works. I came with my partner and we both got the chance to help each other take a shot, which made the experience even more memorable. The best part is that we got to bring the tintype home as a keepsake, such a beautiful and meaningful memento! This is definitely one I’d recommend to anyone looking for something different, hands-on, and memorable in Singapore :-)

I love how Ryan is so meticulous when going through the flow of the process for the protrait and got us hands on to "print" out our photo with chemicals. Totally worth it and worth the travelling !

The experience with Ryan at the studio was amazing. We attended the Tintype Portrait Experience, and Ryan meticulously guided us through the process of preparing our own plates. He was also very patient with making sure that we were posing properly, with explaining the process, and answering all our questions. This is a lost art that is still being kept alive by Hip Xiong Photo Studio till today, and would highly recommend everyone to try this out! We will be back for a proper portrait session in the near future!

Had an amazing experience with Ryan. Been wanting to visit his studio for the longest time. Now with this once in a lifetime experience is definitely a must go. Highly recommended for everyone to try it out for yourself.

Insightful experience learning about tintype photography, Ryan is very knowledgeable and patient with us. We really enjoyed the process of taking and developing our own photos to create a nostalgic artifact. Definitely a memorable experience that I would highly recommend!

Prior to the session, I had been very interested to participate in a tintype session and learning more about this specific analogue process of photography, but did not have the capacity to book a session because of monetary costs. When this new workshop was announced at a price range which I could afford, I had a session booked immediately. The highlight of the session for me was seeing how consistent and effortlessly Ryan was able to set up the collodion plates, which may look easy to an untrained eye but is not an easy task. Very thankful to the team at Hip Xiong Photo Studio for keeping wet plate photography accessible and alive in Singapore.

Ryan is very knowledgable and friendly throughout the whole experience. He engages in conversation and shares the details and rationale of each step. This experience is an unforgettable one as we not only enjoyed our images being captured, but we also were involved in the end to end process. Very cool experience and nice space. Everything was worth and I would recommend going multiple times.

If you're looking for an activity that is rare and doesn't take up too much time, this is it. A very concise, straight up no nonsense hands-on experience that you wouldn't want to miss. Bonus points for awesome coffee (you can smell it once you enter the rustic shop house along the road @ Geylang Road) and of course, meeting the sweet and kind person behind the camera, Ryan. This is probably an experience that you'd like to keep, together with your own personal tintype portrait for a long long time!