Oftentimes 19th-century photographers would have assistants, after all, there’s a lot of gear to move around and steps to take to do one photo. Bill the Cat, has at times been one of my assistants, here he helped hold our 4×5 Ansco down while distracting small children at the Reno 2016 Mini Maker Fair.

however, he also likes his beer..This Tintype was taken to be used for blackmail at a future date.