Jim Read likes to do things his own way has contributed with how-to articles on making your own contact print frames amongst other things. From: Midlands, UK. Shows: Cyanotypes. Jim started photography in 1990 purely as a pastime and decided to go down the exhibition route to hone his skills. Over the next ten years he had, or took part … Read more
Jim Read argues the case for using the cheaper papers for printing cyanotypes.
A curve could be described as the representation of all the tones in an image, from highlights to shadows. Photoshop curves are a great tool for creating a balanced digital negative. They help you control the tonal values and contrast of an image or a negative. Now you can download ready-made curves here – or upload yours to share with others.
Jim Read proves yet again that – with a little work and a lot of imagination – photographic materials doesn’t have to cost a fortune.
This is a how to, what with, what on and how much to use article and though it’s aimed at Cyanotype printers it can be used, with patience with other processes needing coating.
An easy way to make interesting negatives with the help of a computer. If you think Photoshop is too expensive – The Gimp is a cheaper program – it’s actually free.
