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Kodak Ektacolor paper (unfixed)
2hr exposure
Overcast here today so I left this out for double the time of yesterday’s image.
I could just as easily have taken a flower and placed it on top of light sensitive paper prepared with the cyanotype solution, flattening it with glass to make an image. Instead I have made a contact print from a large negative from an old shot of mine of plum blossoms emerging in Spring.
What happens in this process is that the solution of ferric ammonium citrate and potassium ferricyanide is affected immediately by the UV light from the sun. One needs to experiment with exposure times - this one was just under three minutes. When washed after exposure, the water removes all the solution that has not been exposed, leaving large sections of white paper. The Hydrogen Peroxide bath then brings out the Prussian Blue and sets the image.
This process was first employed in 1841, and one of the first people to use it seriously was English botanist Anna Atkins (1799-1871). In fact, Atkins became the first person to make a book of photographs, "Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions" in October 1843.
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Cyanotype N°144 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Pentax SuperA + 28mm - Pan400
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A complex process which will take some time to describe, and taking place over 5 days, not including the making of the 3 digital negatives to make magenta, yellow, and cyan separations.
Steps detailed in Annette Golaz's Toning Cyanotypes book. Amazing: hats off to her for exploring and explaining.
This is just a phone snap. Once it is dried flat I will make a DSLR digitisation and repost.
Cyanotype print in infusion of hazelnut leaves for get a brown toning. Compared to coffee toning, it stains paper less and no bleach bath is needed.
Cyanotype N°45 - Viré au maté + thé noir / yerba maté + black tea toned
Papier - Moulin du coq
Prise de vue - Leica M5 + Ultron 28mm 1.9 - agfa APX400
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Cyanotype N°110 - Tonifié au maté + thé noir/ yerba maté + black tea toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - fuji xe2 + 55-200
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Cyanotype N°136 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
prise de vue durant une projection du film "Renault 12" de Mohamed El Khatib
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Leica M5 + ultron 35mm - trix
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Cyanotype N°61 - Tonifié au maté + thé noir/ yerba maté + black tea toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Leica M5 + 35mm - agfa apx400
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Hot Marjoram Tea toned, 10mins
DIY digital neg from scanned 5x4 film original, printed on Hahnemühle Platinum Rag 11x15.
Originally shot on Ilford Delta 100 with Linhof TK S45 and Scheider Apo-Symar MC 150mm f/5.6
Cyanotype N°146 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Leica M5 + ultron 28mm - Ilford Pan400
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This is a cyanotype photographic print made using techniques dating from 1842. The labor-intensive skill of cyanotype printing – one of the oldest photographic processes – is combined with modern digital technology and transforms the casual, ephemeral, disposable digital image into a unique, hand-crafted photographic print.
Massif du Sancy - juillet 2024
Cyanotype N°464
Tonifié au maté, café et acide tannique / yerba maté, cofee and acid tannic tonned
Papier - Canson Montval
Prise de vue - Empire junior 6x6 (Holga like) + Bergger pancro400
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Cyanotype N°27 - Tonifié au maté / yerba maté toned
Papier - Canson Montval
Prise de vue - Fuji GA645 + HP5
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Cyanotype N°460- Tonifié au maté + acide tanique / Yerba maté and tanic acid toned
Papier - Canson Montval
Prise de vue - Rolleifleix wide + Ilford HP5+
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Cyanotype N°281 - Tonifié au maté + acide tannique / yerba maté and tannic acid toned
Papier - Canson Montval
Prise de vue - Holga 120 GFCN - bergger pancro400
Cyanotype N°153 - Tonifié au maté / yerba maté toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - mamiya c220 + 55mm - foma200
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Cyanotype N°93 - Tonification au maté + café / yerba maté and cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - Le rouge
Prise de vue - fuji ga645w + infrared400
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Cyanotype N°71 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Yashica mat 124G + Fuji Pro400H (conversion NB)
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Cyanotype N°141 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Leica M5 + 50mm canon + agfa apx400
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Cyanotype N°130 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Bristol Fabriano
Prise de vue - Mamiya Six K2 + HP5
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Cyanotype N°355 - Tonifié au café / cofee toned
Papier - Canson Montval
Prise de vue - Empire junior 6x6 (Holga like) + Bergger 400
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Massif du Sancy - Juillet 2024
Cyanotype N°461- Tonifié au maté + acide tanique / Yerba maté and tanic acid toned
Papier - Canson Montval
Prise de vue - Minolta freedom Vista + Kodak trix400
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Cyanotype N°138 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Olympus OM10 + zuiko 50mm - agfa apx400
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Film Neopan 400 in Tanol
Paper: Ilford Warmtone FB
Lith developing SE5
Goldtoning for 2 min.
Cyanotype N°81 - Tonifié au maté + café / yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Yashica mat 124G + Portra 400 (conversion NB)
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Cyanotype N°69 - Tonifié au maté + thé noir/ yerba maté + black tea toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Olympus OM10 + 28mm - Agfavista400 (conversion NB)
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Cyanotype N°92 - Tonification au maté + café / yerba maté and cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - Le rouge
Prise de vue - Leica M5 elmarit28mm - trix@800
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Cyanotype N°152 - Tonifié au maté / yerba maté toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Rollei 35T + fuji c200 (conversion NB)
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Cyanotype N°149- Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - bristol fabriano
Prise de vue - ?? + APX400
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Cyanotype N°57 - Tonifié au maté + thé noir/ yerba maté + black tea toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Pentax P30T + sigma 28mm - tmax400
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Cyanotype N°115 - Tonifié au maté + café / yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Bronica EC + 150mm + Portra 400 (conversion NB)
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Cyanotype N°134 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Bristol Fabriano
Prise de vue - Bessa R3A + 40mm rokkor - Trix
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Cyanotype N°151 - Tonifié au maté / yerba maté toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Yashica mat 124G + fuji pro400H (conversion NB)
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Cyanotype N°26 - Tonification au thé noir + maté / tea and yerba maté toned
Papier - Zeta Zanders
Prise de vue - seagull 203 + fomapan 200
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Cyanotype N°48 - Tonifié au maté + thé noir/ yerba maté + black tea toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - Le rouge
Prise de vue - Bronica EC + 50mm - Foma 200@400
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Cyanotype N°128 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - pentax MZ5 + zénitar 16mm - foma100
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Cyanotype N°65 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Yashica mat 124G + portra160 (convertie en NB)
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Cyanotype N°67 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Yashica mat 124G + portra160 (convertie en NB)
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Cyanotype N°130 - Tonifié au maté + café/ yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Bristol Fabriano
Prise de vue - Mamiya Six K2 + HP5
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Cyanotype N°77 - Tonifié au maté + café / yerba maté + cofee toned
Papier - Moulin du coq - le rouge
Prise de vue - Yashica mat 124G + Rollei RPX400
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VanDyke Brown print from digital negative, using the classic VDB formula on Bergger COT 320 paper. The image is 8x10 (approx A4) size. I used a hand adjusted curve based on Peter Mrhrar and his free Easy Digital Negative (EDN) process. The digital negative was made on generic inkjet transparency medium with a Canon Pixma Pro-100 printer. The image was exposed in a home made enclosure containing ten UV tubes.
This print was made using techniques patented in 1895. I enjoy the challenges of using the same chemistry and techniques patented over 125 years ago. This labor-intensive practice transforms a casual, ephemeral, disposable digital image into a unique, hand-crafted photographic print.
Homer, Odyssey, Book 17, lines 290-327
(Odysseus' faithful dog Argus)
Quick phone digitisation of one of three identical 12.5x10" prints made with a digital negative using my selected Cyanotype Curve.
I made three since I intend to experiment some more with toning and tone at least two of them.
This is from an original 120 film negative shot on Ilford Delta 400 with Mamiya RZ67 Pro II and 110mm f/2.8, shot wide open, negative developed in Caffenol C-L/S.
Old-type Cyanotype on 15x11-inch Hahnemühle Platinum Rag:
41 drops part A, 41 drops part B, 2 drops of Tween20 mix (2 drops Tween20 and 10 drops distilled water mixed together)
26mins UV exposure
4mins in 1.5l warm tap water with 3/4 tsp citric acid
Two further 5min washes in warm tap
1hr soak in tap water.
Dried overnight
Also a test of masking of the edges of the prints for clean and straight edges. This achieved using the method advocated by Bill Schwab on Youtube - a combination of masking the paper and masking the negative.
I used yellow low-tack Frog tape to mask out the edges of the paper, adding some copier paper on top to cover the rest of the paper. I tested two types of tape: this Frog tape, and also the 3M Purple Low-tack tape. I estimated that the Frog tape was just marginally less tacky than the 3M, but it is entirely possible that they're exactly the same tapes branded differently and coloured differently.
I used some strips of Ruby Lith to mask out the edges of the negative too.
Works well, though I have 3 observations:
Registration between negative and paper is a little more difficult with the ruby lith in place;
The Frog tape is pretty low tack but great care is still needed when removing it. Removing some of its tackiness is a good idea, but I wouldn't recommend using a piece of clothing to do this, since the possibility of extra fibres on the print/in the sensitiser at the edges is not good;
Masking paper and negative takes quite a while: I estimate to do 6 sheets of paper probably took me 30mins, but part of that was me figuring out exactly how I was going to do it; masking the negative also takes time, and needs to be re-done for each negative, so do a run of the same negative before moving to another.