Michigan slang for:
1. Any individual who photographed deceased persons while they were still alive, and develops the film or images some time after their death.
2. A person who develops a deceased person's film some time after their death.
3. Anyone involved in
post-mortem photography
Refers to the days of black and white silver-gelatin processing,
melded with stone refers to being lifeless, like a deceased person, hence silverstone. A
silverstone's pictures can be color or black and white.
Example:
When
Harry's grandmother was still alive, he took pictures of her. She died a couple of months later. Right then Harry developed the film. Harry is now a
Silverstone.
My friend Julian died a couple years ago. Today I just developed his roll of film. They photos of him making out with his girlfriend. I am now a Silverstone.
Chrissy is weird, Chrissy photographs dead people. Chrissy is a Silverstone.