Alternative Photography: Art and Artists, Edition I
Alternative Photography, Art and Artists, Edition 1. A softback book representing over 100 artists working in alternative photographic processes.
argyrotype
Preparation & use for Siderotypes: Cyanotype, Vandyke Brown, Argyrotype, Ziatype, and the silver halide process of B&W silver gelatin v.1.5
The Special Edition Art Project was created to afford photographers and artists practical access to the creation of wet-processed photographic prints. This photographic processes user guide focusses instruction on classic B&W silver gelatin printmaking as well as the historic light-sensitive iron based Siderotypes processes of Cyanotype (iron), Vandyke Brownprint, aka VDB, (silver / gold), Argyrotype (silver / gold), and Ziatype (palladium / gold / tungsten / platinum). Writer and photography / … Read more
Chelin Miller
Chelin Miller, a South American artist living in both Latin America and the United Kingdom is inspired by different cultural influences around the world to create her work. From: Bogota, Colombia, South America Shows: Argyrotype, Cyanotypes, Pinholes, Platinum and Palladium, Van Dykes. Chelin is a visual artist specialising in documentary photography and filmmaking, with focus on historical alternative processes. She is currently researching historical printing methods and hybrid modern technologies … Read more
A new linen paper for all siderotype (iron-based) processes
Mike Ware tests out the new Ruscome Mill papers – papers he has also helped develop especially for processes such as cyanotype, argyrotype, palladiotype, platinotype and new chrysotype.
Argyrotype process
Argyrotype is a user-friendly iron-based silver printing process that produces brown images on plain paper. It is derived from the Argentotype, Kallitype, and Vandyke processes of the 19th Century, but has greater simplicity, improved image stability, and longer sensitizer shelf-life.
Formula overview for Vandyke, Kallitype and Argyrotype
As they are similar in their make-up, many confuse Kallitypes with Vandykes (also called Vandyke Browns) and even Argyrotypes. Wynn White clarifies things for us in this overview. Recipes for the fixer is also included.