Cyanotypes are one of the most accessible photographic printing processes. With a few compact tools in your backpack, Christiane Casas shares how to create unique blue-toned prints on the go – in just five minutes! Whether you’re at the beach, in a park, or exploring a new city, this method lets you capture the moment in a tactile, artistic way. Here’s how to turn a snapshot into a cyanotype print. … Read more
In 1843 Anna Atkins published the first book of photography made using the cyanotype process called British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions. If you are a cyanotyper, you may also be interested in our tribute event to this true pioneer. Anna Children (maiden name of Anna Atkins) is born 16th of March 1799 in Tonbridge, Kent, UK, the daughter of John George Children (1777-1852) and Hester Anne Holwell (1777-1799). The house of … Read more
333 artists from 40 countries took part in World Cyanotype Day 2022. The gallery is here! Enjoy
Cyanogifts – a collective from Macedonia – channel their creativity into placing art on everyday objects, like their cyanotype tote bags. How did Cyanogifts start? Cyanogifts was an idea that started from our love for alternative photographic processes. The idea is fairly old, yet, as we say, the star constellations were not adequate to make it happen. “We wanted to place our love and passion for cyanotypes into something practical, … Read more
Cyanotypes are those blueprints you have probably seen. It is the best way to get started and learn alternative photographic processes. The process is easy to learn but takes a lifetime to master. Read the SDS (Safety Data Sheet) before attempting to use chemicals and use the correct safety equipment. The cyanotype process is easy to learn, and a good starting point for anyone who want to learn more about … Read more
An excerpt from Blueprint to cyanotypes: Exploring a historical alternative photographic process. Making photograms in the cyanotype process.
Edd Carr has created what may be the first cyanotype video. He was commissioned by Globe town Records in London to make a music video for Tycho Jones, and did so making over 5000 frames in cyanotypes and animating them. The music is melodic and has a nice beat and the cyanotypes are stunning. The video also deals thematically with birds and their relationship to culture and the climate crisis. … Read more
Photography rebus number 3! One of our favorite subjects! Comment on this photo rebus with your answer below – and no cheating looking at the comments before. 🙂
Jalo Porkkala has tested papers for cyanotype printing and shares the result.
Malin Fabbri shows how to care for and wash your cyanotypes printed on fabric.
The process of making photographic images with ferric salts in camera by Arpan Mukherjee.
Cyanotype process – a modified extract from the book Blueprint to cyanotypes describing the classic or traditional cyanotype process.
Blueprint to cyanotypes – exploring a historical altenrnative photographic process, a book with practical instructions to the cyanotype.
Brian Young tells the fascinating story of salt prints and cyanotypes – photographic printing processes from the 19th Century.
WOW!!! WCD 2020 consisted of 265 artists from 50 countries sending in their work. We NEVER expected so many entries! WCD 2020 has been a truly worldwide event. The youngest person is 5 and the oldest (we know of) approaching 80. We’ve been adding work for a week now, Day and night, and you can see all the wonderful work here: 👉 The WCD 2020 Gallery: https://www.alternativephotography.com/gallery/gallery-by-process/world-cyanotype-day-2020/ If you completely … Read more
Liquid light emulsion, projection-speed emulsion for canvas and wood, toners and sensitizers. Cyanotype kit.
Using sunlight as a light source when printing can give unpredictable results. Wanger Lungov explains how a UV exposure meter can help when printing for example Van Dyke Brown, Cyanotype, Gum Bichromate and anthotypes. Writer and photography / Wagner Lungov Most of us probably started in Alternative Photography printing processes using sunlight. More than often that was in a school or community activity and just for the sake of curiosity … Read more
After experimenting Amber Reumann Engfer has found a way to create a cyanotype on a fiber based gelatin silver paper (black and white paper).
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