Az erkélyemre megérkezik lassan a cianotípia szezon, mostantól süt ide a leghosszabb ideig a Nap. :)

És itt egy nem túl jó fotó az egyik legkedvesebb 2021-es cianotípiámról, ami merített papírra készült.

#village
#photography #photo #fotografie #FotoVorschlag #cyanotype #alternativephotography #house #cameralessphotography #blueprint #experimentalphotography

I usually make one test print before making planned prints, especially after preparing new emulsion to check the correct exposure. This was also the case this time before making the triptych, but the exception was that the test print turned out exceptionally well and I decided to frame it. The photograph shows the print in an A4 frame.

I just attended an intro workshop on #cyanotype. It’s the first alternative photographic process I’ve explored. Basically you coat paper with a couple of magic chemicals, place items on the paper, and then develop it under a UV light (or sunlight, of course). The objects then show up as white while the rest of the paper turns dark blue.

Sharing the first print from a recent triptych project! The negative was crafted from this photo:
https://mastodon.social/@TomaszSusul/113946618430177187

then printed using argyrotype on artisan Somerset paper from a UK mill. Finished it off with a hand-built oak frame for a personal touch. Print size: 17×25 cm.

To save the beautiful details of the damaged cyanotypes, I make jewelry out of them. This is the result of one of those "happy accidents". :)

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#photography #cyanotype #jewelry #alternativephotography #fern

Another unique FP100-c transfer onto #archespaper ; a sunset this time.

The paper’s texture adds a beautiful roughness and imperfection to the image. I love not being entirely in control of the final result.

Mr. G. H. James: " I passed over one of the many bridges which span onr London river as it winds through the great city, one evening, a while back, and a most pathetic scene caused me to stay a moment. The noisy traffic had passed on its way, and all was quiet, save for the murmur of the waters, which rolled, and turned, and eddied against their granite walls, passing away, as it seemed, right under my feet.

#alternativephotography, #photography

I've made a big leap forward in my search for a safe #alternativephotography process that is capable of #color without the use of #dichromate! There are several clues in the various sites regarding alternative photography. I was just stubborn enough to keep digging. I think I've found a good process that is as easy as the #gumBichromate process but could also extend to #carbontransfer. I just got my first image repeatability.

I'm still experimenting daily to find a good #alternativephotography process that I can do with safe #chemicals. I love love the #cyanotype process using the "new cyanotype" formula. But I want more, I want color. There's Carbon transfer and gum bichromate. Both use a dichromate, and I found a place to buy that stuff and I got a bottle of it. Sometime between buying it and reading all the bad things it does, I decided to never use it. So it's sitting in the corner in a box that I never open.

#ferriccarbon a version of #carbon transfer is what I'm up against. I found an interesting forum regarding it with lots of input from #sandyking I thought he was a she for the longest time. I figured she had been gone for a long time because of how legendary the guy is. He's literally on every #alternativephotography forum that has any relevance. Anyway, I only know how to fail at #carbontransfer right now, but have you ever noticed how beautiful #tissue can look?

Took a moment at lunch today to catch some sun and expose some paper that I had sensitized a few days ago.
This is my first cyanotype, and despite being a bit sloppy I'm very pleased. Excited for further experimentation.

This morning I solved some issues with my #apes #AlternativePhotography Exposure System . The buttons are now safe red color. First time using it full screen to expose a #carbonprint. I gotta go through my notes to see what else to fix today about my #process. One was temp, the other was using hardened gelatin wet during transfer. This better work. I'm loosing my mind over how easy everyone makes it to be and how hard it has been so far. #cyanotype blew my mind when I got my first good print.

I ahhh....hmm I have a message for you #alternativephotography enthusiasts... If you have your darkroom in the office/closet like I do, and you need to change but your #chiba #carbon #tissue is exposed to the room's light, don't cover it with a #cyanotype sensitized paper. That's 8hrs of my life I'll never get back...I was mostly sleeping anyway.

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Cyjanotypia/ Cyanotype
Negative printed on transparent foil, then cyanotype contact print on watercolor paper
#photography #alternativephotography #cyanotypeprint #photo

Portrait / Portret
Guma dwuchromianowa
#alternativephotography #gumbichromate

This weekend I updated my #alternativephotography exposure system LOL APES for short. I mean its in C++ now and seems to be working on the #thinkcentre that I designated for #cyanotypes on #projector.