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Gum and negatives with a twist of Français
Peter shows how variables in gum printing can alter the desired outcome of your negatives.
Will Dunniway's 'Dirty Hand' Collodion Tour of Yosemite Valley
A picture diary of a Web Plate Collodion workshop in May 2009.
Review of Diffusion magazine, volume 1
Elizabeth Graves picks up the first copy of Diffusion magazine and just loves it.
Interview with John Zokowski
John represents a wholesale paper distributor - Butler-Dearden Paper, selling papers to artists working in alternative photographic processes.
Photography as art on social network
Celeste McKenzie of 25 Degrees south Studios in South Africa is working to promote the alt. proc. arts in her part of the world.
Weston Diploma Parchment Paper: Test Results
Mike Ware tests palladium, platinum, new cyanotype, new chrysotype and argyrotype printing.
Bookreview: From pinhole to print
Anthony Mournian at the Photographers' Formulary reviews the pinhole guide and makes a few pinholes.
Gum bichromate working methods
Peter is showing how his working methods: Getting up front and personal with gum printing.
Dennis da Silva - alt. proc. business in South Africa
Inspired by The pencil of nature, Dennis prints lith, salt, cyanotype and vandyke browns commercially.
Making a cyanotype pinhole in-camera?
The myth: A pinhole camera cannot be used to make cyanotypes! True or not?
Will Dunniway: A Man with a Mission
Late, but not too late in life, Will pursues his passion for the wet plate collodion process.
The 19th Century Gum Bichromate Process in 21st Century Concept and Techniques
Christina Anderson gives us the "why and how" of the gum process and negatives
Lumen printing
Sarah Lycksten shows us how to have fun with photography - exploring and experimenting with new techniques!
Cyanotype chemicals in a rusty old jar
The myth: Don't use a brush with a metal ferrule! True or not?
Photosynthesis: A world where you can grow your own photographic supplies
Rosie lets her images develop slowly on the actual plant.
Silvergum - gum over silver gelatin
Denise explains how to print gum bichromates over handcrafted silver gelatin paper.
How to produce low-contrast cyanotype prints
Angelo digs out a cyanotype formula to make the prints less contrasty.
Sizing or subbing papers
An excerpt from Jill's book complete with how-to and formulas on how to size papers.
Testing paper sizing for gum prints
Is sizing needed as a complement to your working method? Follow the tests to find out.
Sizing survey
Which papers to size? Which formula to use? Take part and share your sizing experience or learn from others.
Account from Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day 2008
At 2 years and 4 months is Maximillian the youngest participant this year?
Vinegar-developed cyanotypes: Non-Toxic Midtone Contrast Control
Elizabeth examines acetic acid development and disprove the myths about developing in vinegar.
The Carbon Transfer Process
Sandy King, the author of the book of Carbon and Carbro tells us how to make carbon transfers.
Polaroid 669 Transfer Process: A hybrid process
Cody Goddard discovered how to use the throwaway side of 669 film to make an additional print.
Interview with Tom Miller
Tom Miller, one of the photgraphers behind the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day talks about the event and his own pinhole obsession.
Solargraphy - The art of catching the sun's path through a pinhole camera
Tarja Trygg, of Finland is mapping out the sun all over the world. In her amazing pinhole project, she sends her pinhole cameras all over the world to record the paths of the sun all over the world.
An introduction to the gum bichromate process
Peter J. Blackburn, a freelance photographer and gumprinter from Dallas shares his experience of gum printing.
Wet plate collodion studio rental in San Francisco
Michael Shindler of RayKo Photo Center opens a new a wet plate collodion darkroom/studio for hire.
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