Photography / db Dennis Waltrip, Melanie Walker, Kimberly Chiaris and Paula Riff World Cyanotype Day is a yearly event that takes place the last Saturday in September. It came about as a group effort ’round a kitchen table. Here we talk to db Dennis Waltrip, the contact person for the website and the Facebook Group. She does stress that World Cyanotype Day is a group effort and Judy Sherrod – … Read more
An excerpt from The Ambrotype, a book by Radosław Brzozowski who shares the first chapter with us. Writer / Radosław Brzozowski Photography / Radosław Brzozowski and Małgorzata Bardoń Let’s start by stating the obvious; making ambrotypes requires us to use a large format camera. We should, however, remember that not all large format cameras are equally suitable for the purpose; it is a bit of a paradox, that quite frequently … Read more
by Radosław Brzozowski Buy “The Ambrotype” directly from Radosław Brzozowski $30-34 for paperback including shipping. Ship this book to Europe $30,00 USDUSA $32,00 USDRest of the world $34,00 USD 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. When buying from Amazon the author will get … Read more
An excerpt from The Carbon Print explaining the basic steps to transform pigmented gelatin into a print in the Carbon print process. Writer and photography / Sandy King and John Lockhart Carbon transfer is a contact printing process that produces an image formed by a layer of hardened, pigmented gelatin on a surface which is usually paper. The surface on which the image is printed is generically referred to as … Read more
An excerpt from The Carbon Print illustrating Ponton’s Discovery to the Alternative Process Revival. Writer / Sandy King and John Lockhart Photography / Alphonse-Louis Poitevin, Thomas Annan, Richard Miller, Julia Margaret Cameron, Frank Meadow Sutcliffe, Adolphe Braun The early interest in the carbon process grew out of the public concern with the major flaw of early salted paper prints – their tendency to fade. A. M. Marton’s 1905 manual A … Read more
Writer and photography / Alexis Bernstein Alexis Bernstein has written a thesis on the process of Cyanotype Printing and Indigo Dye on the medium of bones. She shares her process and concepts. Bones as a medium for cyanotype printing and indigo dying; The strength derived from connection to the environment; And the power of the color blue. Honors Thesis, Advisor: Scott Murphy, Spring 2017 Abstract This project attempts to portray … Read more
Writer and photography / Sandy King and John Lockhart An excerpt from The Carbon Print explaining how to use the book, be safe, and avoid common pitfalls with the Carbon print process. If you are a veteran carbon printer, you should feel comfortable jumping around this book to topics of special interest. For new carbon printers, there is a path through the working procedures that will be the most helpful … Read more
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.
The Albumen Print is an instructional book on how to print albumens written by Radosław Brzozowski.
Ruth Brown is finally releasing an updated edition of Cyanotypes on Fabric. From the expert fabric printer comes a practical and well researched how-to book on cyanotypes.
The formulas for dry print out – no development, no humidification – of the following the Texas Chrysotype.
Now shipping the 2013 revision of Christina Z. Anderson’s book Alternative Processes Condensed with an extensive gum section.
The salt print was first photographic process on paper, but it’s still in use today. In Ellie Young’s practical manual you will learn how to make salt prints in clear and jargon-free language.
If you have a pinhole camera, or have been itching to use one, this is a great excuse to take part in pinhole day 2012.
What’s wrong with Daguerre? Reconsidering old and new views on the invention of photography – a new publication on Daguerre, Talbot, Bayard, and Niépce from Hans Rooseboom.
Pinhole photography may or may not fit into the general category of “alternative photography,” depending on how the latter is defined, but for me pinhole shares the creativity, uniqueness, and unpredictable nature of many alt processes.
Maximillian, age 2 years and 4 months is taking part in his first Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day – the youngest participant of the event (???).
Tom Miller, one of the photgraphers behind the Worldwide Pinhole Photography Day talks about the event and his own pinhole obsession.
Robert Schaefer interviews Malin Fabbri, recently after the publication of the beginners guide to cyanotypes: Blueprint to Cyanotypes.
