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Processed with the new Florabella Colorplay Actions (for Photoshop and PSE) :) Clean Base + Pink Honey ♥
Yesterday I showed you a standard handcrafted cyanotype print. I described the process of applying the sensitising chemicals to the paper and exposing it to sunlight. I then showed what happens to the print when it is toned using a simple dark tea (tannic acid).
That's what I have done here with this cyanotype print of "The Soldier" (on the left hand side). You can see clearly how it has been stained in a bath of strong black tea. The tannic acid in the tea reacts with the ferric oxide and turns the blue to grey. The stained paper then takes on a kind of sepia tone.
The cyanotype process is very rewarding, but it requires a carefully thought-out hands on crafting experience. Planning and workflow is everything. So the four-part image above shows the main stages of preparing the print you will see next, "The Soldier".
1. Start with a raw image of the statue.
2. Convert this to black and white.
3. Produce a digital negative.
4. Make the cyanotype print (which will appear blue). Then stain it in a tea bath. This was soaked in tea for 10 minutes.
Once you have your stained print fully dried, you can cut it to size as seen in the next picture.
* A NOTE ON THE PAPER:
Since this is a wet process involving washing and soaking the paper it is vital to use high quality art paper. No less than 360 gsm. It is also important that it be acid free paper (since acids react with the cyanotype chemicals). In my case I used Reeves acrylic paper. For the soldier I produced an A4 size negative and initial print, but tomorrow I will show you two prints made on A5 size paper.
Public sculpture on the edge of Paternoster Square by Thomas Heatherwick. I've just discovered that it is actually called 'Paternoster Vents' and functionally provides a vent for an electricity substation below it.
It has subsequently become known as 'Angel's Wings'.
(APL_160227_3812)
A Snowdrop with a little bit of iPiccy magic :-)
I am going to the opticians shortly to have the back of my eyes photographed, this entails having drops put in them that affect my vision for the rest of the day. Tomorrow I am going to hospital to see a surgeon for a check up and hopefully getting some news on when the reversal operation can take place. I will try to catch up with everyone over the weekend :-)
A closer view ... shot from the top level of the San Diego Zoo, in Balboa Park.
Best viewed in THIS ALBUM.
An idea developed for the we're here group.I've put a much processed image into that group but wanted to post this image in my 366 group.I've never taken a self portrait before!
Vintage flic.kr/p/T6C4U9.
Sucker for vintage! It just opens up another world where I envision the history behind the object/subject. I need time to go through the emotions, even though is a made up story in my head 😆😁
continuando la serie Girls and Roses canvas full color!
acrylic on canvas / 100 x 80 cm / process
foto ref: Laura Encursiva, sus fotos son por demas increibles.
www.flickr.com/photos/encursiva/
foto modelo: www.flickr.com/photos/encursiva/2886217172/
Today I was honored that an artist I greatly admire contacted me to ask permission to post-process one of my self portraits.
I think he did a gorgeous job.
To think, it was one that I almost didn't post.
If you don't know him already, do yourself a favor, and browse his other work!
Je pars généralement du fichier RAW. Je règle la balance des blancs, l’exposition, le contraste et les couleurs, puis j’ajuste la netteté et le bruit avant d’exporter l’image.
En argentique, je choisissais la pellicule et sa sensibilité. Après la prise de vue, je développais le négatif dans les bains chimiques, puis je l’agrandissais sur du papier photosensible, en contrôlant le temps d’exposition et le contraste.
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I usually start with the RAW file. I adjust the white balance, exposure, contrast and colors, then refine sharpness and noise reduction before exporting the image.
With film, I chose the type and sensitivity of the film. After taking the photographs, I developed the negative in chemical baths, then enlarged it onto light-sensitive paper, controlling the exposure time and contrast.
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