Preparing your photogram image for cyanotype printing
An excerpt from Blueprint to cyanotypes: Exploring a historical alternative photographic process. Making photograms in the cyanotype process.
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Chlorophyll printing and pigments
Chlorophyll printing is a sustainable photographic process using plants and pigments to develop a print or a cameraless photogram. We are looking for someone to write a new step-by-step how-to. You? Email talk@alternativephotography.com Writer and photography / TBD In the meantime, here is some reading for you: The chlorophyll process Chlorophyll prints – nature expresses itself How to preserve Chlorophyll prints And also be sure to see some great … Read more
Photograms – a magical concept
A photogram is a unique cameraless art form that involves the placement of objects onto sensitised paper with the action of light. Stephen McNeill shares his experiences with this age-old process, along with some images and tips. Writer and photography / Stephen McNeill An introduction to the photogram The technique of creating a photographic image without the use of a camera is as old as photography itself. Commonly referred to … Read more
Cyanotype photograms
An extract from Ruth Brown’s book Cyanotypes on Fabric, A blueprint on how to produce… Blueprints!
