Wet Cyanotype Creeping Jenny botanical blue
by Jane Linders
Title
Wet Cyanotype Creeping Jenny botanical blue
Artist
Jane Linders
Medium
Photograph - Photography
Description
Cyanotypes, also called sun prints, are one of the oldest photographic printing processes dating back to 1842. Sir John Herschel developed this first silver less photographic process using only 2 chemicals and the sun as a light source. These sun prints are decidedly low tech as the final image of a cyanotype appears only with the aid of sunlight as a light source and water for a developer. This inexpensive, simple and permanent process was used for the blue print process for copying architectural plans, hence the name
“Blue print.” The very first book of printed text and photographs by Anna Atkin used the Cyanotype process.
This process involves two stock solutions that are mixed together and coated on watercolor paper. After the paper dries, a large negative is placed over the paper and placed in the sun or a UV light source, anywhere from 10 to 30 minutes, depending on the day, time of year, cloud cover and density of the negative. The cyanotype print is washed in plain tap water and dried in the air. Unlike traditional prints, the texture of the watercolor paper adds interesting tonal qualities and creative dimensions to the printing process. Many 19th century processes, like Cyanotypes are making a comeback with the fine art photographers. You can see modern versions of this antique process in many art exhibits and museums around the country. This current revival of alternative processes is more than a trend. I think the attraction for these old processes is the physical involvement during the printing processes, allowing photographers to use our hands, eyes and intuition when printing. This hands on technique is much more satisfying than simply pressing a print key on a computer.
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July 10th, 2020
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Comments (23)
Christopher James
Congratulation.....your wonderful work has been featured in the 1000 Views on 1 Image Group ..... Feel free to place your featured image in the Features Archive and any Genre specific Archive l/f/p
Femina Photo Art By Maggie
Congratulations! Your excellent work has been featured on the home page of our group, COLOR. I invite you to add it to the discussion threads and thank you for submitting it. l/f
Gary F Richards
Spectacular botanical composition, lighting, shading, lovely blue colors and artwork! F/L voted
Gary F Richards
Congratulations on your Top Finish in the contest… SHADES OF BLUE ABSTRACTS CONTEST! Fl
Gary F Richards
Spectacular botanical abstract composition, lighting, shading, appealing blue colors and artwork! F/L voted
Inna Kondratieva
Such simple magic of beauty. I love random effects too. That brings vitality into the prints. Love it.
Conni Schaftenaar
I love your wet cyanotype images, Jane - they are so soft, lovely and DIFFERENT! I know I've commented before, but they are special! L/F
Conni Schaftenaar
Thanks for the description, Jane! I have done sun prints with watercolor poured onto watercolor paper and then plant materials laid on it, sitting in the sun until dry. You never quite know what you'll get, but it's a fun process!