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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

Dennis da Silva

Dennis da Silva started as a lab technician in South Africa. He has evolved his work to include alternative processes. From: Johannesburg, South Africa. Shows: Cyanotypes, Vandykes and Saltprints. For over four decades Dennis da Silva has been developing both an eye for beautiful images and the images themselves. After making the transition from photographer to lab technician Dennis submersed himself in the alchemy of image reproduction. His technical aptitude … Read more

Beverly Evans

Beverley Evans has been interested in photography since she was a child but only became serious about it 6 years ago when she got her first SLR camera, she now works in cyanotypes and vandykes. From: Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK Shows: Cyanotypes, Polaroid transfers and Vandyke browns. Beverley signed up for evening classes, learnt to develop her own black and white films and prints and set up a darkroom in her … Read more