The basic recipe of cyanotype chemicals is 10g of Potassium Ferricyanide mixed with water to make up to 100ml. Measure 25g of Ferric Ammonium Citrate and add water to bring it up to 100 ml as well. Mix these two solutions together and keep in a dark container. The solutions should be w...
Other photography-related terms to play with:"trail cam," "CCTV," "VHS," "infrared photography," "daguerreotype," "cyanotype," "photo from [a favorite magazine or website]," "film still from [a favorite movie or TV show]," "color splash," "extreme close-up," "wide-angle lens," ...
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But when it comes to which essential oils to choose, you have a lot more flexibility.The best essential oils for your DIY reed diffuser are ones with scents you love. Do note, though, that citrus oils tend to evaporate faster than other essential oils (they’re what’s called “top note...
Cyanotype Drawing for Resonance Project: The Cave (detail), 2024. © Oliver Beer. Image: Oliver Beer. This project strikes me as a perfect example of something being more than the sum of its parts. And that’s where part of your talent ...
You will often hear the terms‘colour tint’ and ‘hue’to describe the base colour that monochrome photos consist of. (See also:how do you describe color in photography?) Some of the old school terms include ‘sepia‘ for warmer red-brown tones or ‘cyanotype’ for cooler cyan-blue tones...
And then the cyanotype development is printing. It’s the process of taking the negative and blowing it up to a larger negative. And you actually print the negative on paper. So what you basically do is mix these powders and chemicals to create the emulsion, which is the layer that react...
Have you been exploring the world of watercolors, acrylics, or oil paintings? Maybe you're drawn to the more obscure areas of cyanotypes or monoprints? Whatever it is you enjoy, it's time to consider the next level - entering your works in art shows!
My goal was to find a way to use papers or chemicals that would produce the textures and depth I felt needed, so I researched alternative methods and explored everything from homemade recipes for emulsions to cyanotypes. I considered contact printing, which led me to large format photography....
Blueprints aren’t blue anymore … but they used to be Blueprints were created by British scientist Sir John Herschel in 1842. He soaked thin paper in a chemical called cyanotype, attached it to white paper, and exposed it to light. The “Prussian Blue” shade seeped through, leaving white...