Lumen prints

All 4 Lumen prints. From left to right: 5 minute exposure, 30 minute exposure, 2 day exposure and 2 months exposure.

Lumen Printing: How Exposure Time Changes the Image – from 5 minutes to 2 months (!) exposure!

Lumen printing is a simple cameraless photographic process where photographic paper is exposed to the sun. But the exposure time can greatly affect the result. Malin Fabbri shows how a short 5-minute print compares to 30 minutes, 2 days and – just to push the limits – an extremely long 2-month exposure time. See the difference! Writer and photography / Malin Fabbri Lumen printing is a cameraless photographic process that … Read more

Lumen Notes

Lumen Notes – Document Your Lumen, Cyanolumen, Chemilumen and Phytogram Printing

by Malin Fabbri   Buy the Lumen notebook here – published by AlternativePhotography.com Lumen printing can involve a lot of testing, and photographic paper is not cheap. Keeping notes can help reduce trial and error and make better use of the paper. Record which paper was used and the conditions it was exposed. I tend to forget those details down the line. The notebook contains 50 pre-designed pages for documenting … Read more

Lumen print negatives

Lumen negatives

Fabio Giorgi has found a way of making negatives as lumen prints.

Sarah Lycksten

Lumen printing (Lycksten)

Sarah Lycksten shows us how to have fun with photography – exploring and experimenting with new techniques!

Lumen print by Marek Matuz

Lumen prints

Marek Matusz gives us a brief overview of an old camera-less process.