Dodge This: Wet Printing and Alternative Processes

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atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

first class in my Alternative Processes course at SFAI was today. we made photogenic drawings (aka salt print photograms).

swabbed salt solution on gloved hand, pressed hand to paper, swabbed silver nitrate on paper, exposed to light, rinsed, stabilized in potassium bromide

I forgot which side I put the silver nitrate on and got bebsi

fresh leaves don't transmit UV very well

I've been away from darkrooms for three years and forgot that fixer is different from hypo-clear. also I mashed down on the paper too hard while coating it

next week: 4x5 cameras (to make sure we know how to take a good shot for the platinum printing section) and cyanotypes

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atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

ordered final project supplies for my alt process class

# ¿ Apr 12, 2016 18:20

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

Catsby posted:

Hi, first post on the forum, pls let me know if I am loving up.

Where do you guys buy cyanotype chemicals, and how is it with shipping it across international borders?
I set my kitchen up as a dark room back in February, but only managed to knock a few prints out before the nights got too bright to keep my kitchen light tight (I live in Norway.
So, I'm thinking cyanotype prints are actually going to be easier to do for me at times of the year.
Really looking forward to setting up my enlarger again one of these days, the nights are getting darker every day.

Included is the best photo I have, ofone of the few prints I had time to make back in winter. Yes, it's RC paper. I was given it for free, and this was my first time ever wet printing so I had to teach myself how to do it.
It was printed off an obscenely thin D3200 neg, so I'm quite happy with how it came out, but am looking forward to printing off more quality negs this winter.

no idea about internationally, but I buy from Bostick & Sullivan

Pham Nuwen posted:

What paper do you guys like to use for cyanotypes? I've had pretty reasonable results with pads of watercolor paper from the craft store, but I'd be interested in what your preferences are.

Canson sketchbook paper works pretty nicely.

# ¿ Oct 25, 2016 23:16

atomicthumbs: Dec 26, 2010; We're in the business of extending man's senses.

here's an alternative process i've been working on

original:

print:

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