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Tutorials, techniques and the history of pinhole photography and cyanotype
How to make a photogram, a photo without a camera
The photogram, a photo without a camera: objects laid on a sensitive surface leave their silhouette. How the image forms, from Talbot to Man Ray, and how to make one...
How to make a photogram, a photo without a camera
The photogram, a photo without a camera: objects laid on a sensitive surface leave their silhouette. How the image forms, from Talbot to Man Ray, and how to make one...
How did the daguerreotype work, and why does the pinhole camera descend from the calotype?
The 1839 daguerreotype explained simply: a silvered copper plate, iodine and mercury vapour, a one-of-a-kind, reversed image. And why the pinhole camera's paper negative descends from the calotype instead.
How did the daguerreotype work, and why does the pinhole camera descend from the calotype?
The 1839 daguerreotype explained simply: a silvered copper plate, iodine and mercury vapour, a one-of-a-kind, reversed image. And why the pinhole camera's paper negative descends from the calotype instead.
Talbot's calotype and the invention of the paper negative
Talbot's calotype, patented in 1841, introduced the negative on paper and the positive contact print. The process, its look, how it spread, and what the pinhole camera's paper negative still...
Talbot's calotype and the invention of the paper negative
Talbot's calotype, patented in 1841, introduced the negative on paper and the positive contact print. The process, its look, how it spread, and what the pinhole camera's paper negative still...
Cyanotype toning: turning the blue brown, violet, black or green
How to tone a cyanotype to change the colour of the blue towards brown, violet, black or green. The principle of tannin, tea, coffee and carbonate baths, explained by Éric...
Cyanotype toning: turning the blue brown, violet, black or green
How to tone a cyanotype to change the colour of the blue towards brown, violet, black or green. The principle of tannin, tea, coffee and carbonate baths, explained by Éric...
How to make a cyanotype from a photo: from digital file to print
Convert a photo to black and white, then invert it into a negative and print it on a transparency at the right size before exposing it by contact. The complete...
How to make a cyanotype from a photo: from digital file to print
Convert a photo to black and white, then invert it into a negative and print it on a transparency at the right size before exposing it by contact. The complete...
What can you cyanotype on: paper, fabric, wood, glass and more
Paper, fabric, wood, glass, ceramics, canvas, stone: all the supports that accept cyanotype, the principle they share and what changes from one material to another, by Éric Marais.
What can you cyanotype on: paper, fabric, wood, glass and more
Paper, fabric, wood, glass, ceramics, canvas, stone: all the supports that accept cyanotype, the principle they share and what changes from one material to another, by Éric Marais.
How to rinse cyanotype prints properly
How to rinse a cyanotype after exposure, for how long, why the water turns yellow and why the blue darkens as it dries. The rinsing guide by Éric Marais.
How to rinse cyanotype prints properly
How to rinse a cyanotype after exposure, for how long, why the water turns yellow and why the blue darkens as it dries. The rinsing guide by Éric Marais.
Best plants for cyanotype and how to lay them on the paper
Ferns, grasses, umbels or flat flowers: which plants make fine cyanotype prints and how to lay them down. Choosing plants, by Éric Marais.
Best plants for cyanotype and how to lay them on the paper
Ferns, grasses, umbels or flat flowers: which plants make fine cyanotype prints and how to lay them down. Choosing plants, by Éric Marais.
Best photos for cyanotype: how to choose an image that works in blue
Which image makes a fine cyanotype: a graphic subject, strong contrast, legible masses and clear-cut black and white. What to look for when choosing your photo before you start, by...
Best photos for cyanotype: how to choose an image that works in blue
Which image makes a fine cyanotype: a graphic subject, strong contrast, legible masses and clear-cut black and white. What to look for when choosing your photo before you start, by...