I made this cyanotype from a digital capture printed on a transparency sheet. I might explore more, but out next series is mordançage, which will include bleach-etching, manipulating the gelatin that holds the silver on the paper, redeveloping, etc. Oh, and it’s a little toxic. I get to use one of those dual filter respirator deals.
Last weekend was a beautiful local wedding. These are a few quickies from the ceremony site. I’ve done some other weddings, portraits, and some art shoots and will hopefully have some time in the coming weeks to catch my site up a bit.
A bientôt!
I’m taking an alternative process photography class as part of my degree track and while I’ve already experimented with a lot of what we’re doing, I love to get into it and be in an environment where I’m absolutely encouraged to experiment. The project we just wrapped up was pinhole photography. I built mine out of LEGO bricks, added a tableau (miniature scene) on top, designed it to accept my 4″x5″ sheet film holders, built a shutter with shutter lock, and sprinkled it with champion stuff. So, basically, it’s awesome. And, fun. Going with the theme of the camera, that I originally built simply because I thought it would be cool, I shot a series of objects from my childhood as a sort of self-portrait set. Turned out pretty well. The professor has my prints, but I’ll try to get them scanned and posted when she returns them. In the meantime …
