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The Anna Atkins tribute journal is a daily planner and contains both pre-defined pages and blank pages for you to plan your year. The templates are there to help you focus on your art projects as well as get a balance with work, home and everything else that happens in life. Anna Atkins tribute journal Anna Atkins tribute journal featuring 60 beautiful cyanotypes in honour of Anna Atkins. The … Read more
by Malin Fabbri Buy the cyanotype notebook here – published by AlternativePhotography.com Cyanotype Notes is for documenting cyanotypes made with negatives, photograms, or any other classic or new cyanotype. There are more variables than we realise – paper, chemicals used, coating methods, exposure times, washing, toning, and more. Recording them helps build a reference you can return to when something works particularly well. This notebook contains pre-defined pages with … Read more
by Calvin Grier If you have worked in the Gum bichromate process for some time and want to take it to the next level, this book could be for you. Buy “Technical Guide to Gum Printing” directly from Calvin Grier More info on Calvins webpage Suitable for the more experienced gum printer. What is This Book? This book includes detailed step-by-step instructions on how to use the gum … Read more
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Want to learn anthotypes or dive deeper into the process, find inspiration, practical guidance, and new ideas? We’ve got the books for you. If you’re starting out, Anthotypes – Explore the Darkroom… is the essential how-to guide, and once you are ready to move on, Anthotypes – The complete guide… will get you stuck in. It walks you through every step of the process and offers extra insights for more … Read more
Watch the video to see how we document our anthotypes, in the same format as used for World Anthotype Day. Read more about the Anthotype Notebook or get your copy. Using this notebook, or another to document your anthotypes means you learn from your prints and experience. It also means that if you are taking part in World Anthotype Day next year, you already have the documentation ready to go.
It’s finally here, the book from World Anthotype Day 2022! Anthotype Emulsion, Volume 1 features over 100 artists using 60 different anthotype emulsions. The artists contributed with inspiring anthotypes and also shared their process, all compiled in this book. Available now, both in eBook, paperback. And if you are looking for a present, or simply for your own collection – also in hardback. Get it here!
by Malin Fabbri The first book in the series from World Anthotype Day Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022. “Dedicated artists from all over the world experiment and contribute their valuable discoveries page by page. The beauty is alluring, and the possibilities are endless.” Peter J. Blackburn. $18.00 Download eBook (PDF) directly. $22.00 Buy eBook (PDF for Kindle) from Amazon … Read more
by Malin Fabbri The first book in the series from World Anthotype Day Anthotype Emulsions, Volume 1 – The collective research from photographers on World Anthotype Day 2022. “Dedicated artists from all over the world experiment and contribute their valuable discoveries page by page. The beauty is alluring, and the possibilities are endless.” Peter J. Blackburn. $12.00 Download eBook (PDF) directly. $15.00 Buy eBook (PDF for Kindle) from Amazon … Read more
by Malin Fabbri Buy the anthotypes notebook here – published by AlternativePhotography.com 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 … Read more
by Galina Manikova Buy “Cyanotype on glass and ceramics” directly from Galina Manikova Why buy it here? When you choose the option to buy directly from the author, the book is shipped by the author ensuring most of the money goes to the author. Galina’s first edition of the book. Customer rating: Not yet rated The book E-book: 177 pages, A4 format, colour Read a sample chapter: … Read more
Routledge publishers have a lot of books of interest to us. Christina Z. Andersson is the editor of the Routledge series “Contemporary Practices in Alternative Process Photography” – see image below, which is especially interesting to alt. proc. photographers with authors such as Pradip Malde, Mike Ware and Leanne McPhee. In any case, if this got you interested in any of the books, we have a discount on Routledge’s books … Read more
Experimental Photography Workbook by Christina Z. Anderson, 6th edition.
The cyanotype toning book from Annette Golaz – another Routledge publication – is here, containing step-by-step instructions and contemporary artists working with toning. As we all know by now, cyanotypes are blue by default. As much as blue is a wonderful color, it is not always suitable for the final print. Luckily, cyanotypes can be toned, and now there is a whole book devoted to this topic. From the publisher: … Read more
Leanne McPhee is the author of Chrysotype: A Contemporary Guide to Photographic Printing in Gold find out how Leanne McPhee came to write the book on chrysotype. This volume is the seventh in the Routledge Alternative Process series, edited by Christina Z. Anderson and published by Routledge. Photography / Leanne McPhee, Mark Goddard Interview with Leanne McPhee What is your favorite process and why? Leanne McPhee: Having always had an affinity … Read more
Platinotype: Making Photographs in Platinum and Palladium with the Contemporary Printing-out Process is the complete book on Platinotypes with the work of 40 artists using the platinotype. Read the interview with the authors Pradip Malde and Mike Ware. Photography / Pradip Malde, Mike Ware and Rachel Malde. This volume is the ninth in the Routledge Alternative Process series, edited by Christina Z. Anderson and published by Routledge. Pradip Malde interviewed … Read more
by Calvin Grier Buy “Calibration for Alternative Photographic Processes” directly from Calvin Grier More info on Calvins webpage About Calibration for Alternative Photographic Processes This series is split into four guides. In order, they are: Getting the Right Density, Linearization, Tonal Separations, and Printing in Color. Below is a quick overview of what each of these guides will cover. Guide 1: Getting The Right Densities Choosing Densities … Read more
It is possible to print photographs using nothing but juice extracted from the petals of flowers, the peel from fruits and pigments from plants. This book will show you how it is done, and expand your creative horizons with plenty of examples from artists working with anthotypes today.
by Scott Wittenburg Buy “Built From Scratch” directly from Scott Wittenburg Buy from Amazon.com Buy from Amazon.co.uk About the book: The host of Photography 101 chronicles how he created an 11×14 view camera from scratch and uses it to photograph black and white images with X-ray film. An illustrated account of the design and construction of his fully functional large format camera using only standard carpentry tools is presented … Read more