Anthotypes are probably the process where I most often wish I had written things down. With long exposure times (days or weeks), it is easy to forget what I did by the time the print is finished. Which plants did I use? How many coats? Where did I expose it?
Having notes means I can repeat the result, and also have the information needed to participate in World Anthotype Day. Win-win.
This notebook contains pre-defined pages with enough room to document 50 anthotypes.
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Document your anthotypes and learn from your own reflections.
- Format: Paperback, 106 pages (enough space to document 50 prints)
- Colour cover, black & white interior
- Printed by: Amazon/Kindle and Lulu
- Size: 15.24×22.86 cm or 6×9 inches
- Publisher: AlternativePhotography.com (2022)
About the anthotype notebook
I (Malin Fabbri, editor of AlternativePhotography.com) started compiling my scraps of scattered paper into a notebook whilst researching anthotypes in 2008. Since the exposure times of an anthotype can be days or weeks, I often forgot what I had done by the time it was developed. This notebook is what I use myself, and I would love to share it with you to help you make better prints, too. It will help you keep track of your experiments and evolve your process.
The anthotype photographic process is for nature lovers. It is easy to start with, but it can develop endlessly and requires plenty of experimentation to master. Each plant, flower, fruit, or pigment creates a unique emulsion with different qualities, contrast, and exposure times. This notebook will help you keep track of your experiments, as it is often easy to forget what worked once time has passed, especially since exposure times can be very long.
Anthotype Notes has a customised layout to document up to 50 anthotypes, including the source of the pigment, emulsion preparation, choice of substrate, coating method, exposure time, season, and outcome. There is also space to reflect on the results and note what may improve the next print. A valuable tool for repeating successful prints, learning from mistakes, and developing your own process.
From Malin Fabbri
This notebook was simply born out of my own need to document and learn from my process. While researching the anthotype process and looking for emulsions, I wanted to find an easier way to document my findings to be able to share my research on different anthotype emulsions. I hope it can help others, too.
About the author
Malin Fabbri is the editor and founder of AlternativePhotography.com, author of several books on alternative photographic processes, and experiments with a variety of techniques such as anthotypes, cyanotypes, photopolymer gravure, chlorophyll prints, lumens, cyanograms, photosynthesis, pinholes and solargraphs.
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