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Sixth Annual Alternative Processes Exhibition at SOHO Photo Gallery
The sixth incarnation of the alternative process photography competition opens tonight at Soho Photo Gallery. Both "Two Leaf Stems" and "Sting / Ray Kite" (honorable mention) included in the works by 40 artists from all over the world of alternative and historical process photography.
Vandyke Brown Print, 2009
These are cyanotypes exposed under a UV bed for about 25 minuets. The negatives were printed on Pictorico.
Platinum/Palladium-toned Kallitype print (8x10"). Original photo made with a Nikon FM3A on Agfa APX 400 film.
As always in The Netherlands, haze in the distance.
Gumprint, Gomdruk,
Paper Fabriano Artistico HP 300 gr.
6 layers:
1: Paris blue
2: Gamboge gum modern
3: Madder lake dark
4: Cadmium yellow
5: Purple Magenta
6: Phthalo blue
In 1974, while still at school, I experimented with various techniques to produce “abstract” photographs. This example was created using Agfacontour, a technical film made to create equidensities. It has both negative and positive components, which, according to the exposure given produce black and white images of a given density. For example three separations could be made for each of the light, dark and intermediate tones.
This was a time consuming business, and the film was discontinued once it became possible to make separations digitally.
Having made the separations, I went on to add colour, giving each layer a different hue. I did this in two ways, first by making black and white negatives on lith film, and using the Tetenal toning chemicals to replace the black silver image with a dye layer. Later I used 24 x 36mm images together with a slide duplicator and added different coloured light for each layer. This was done by keeping the shutter open and working in the dark.
Doing some more time now on one gumprint.
Layer 1, detail negative Azo Yellow medium
Layer 2, detail negative Krapprot light.
Layer 3, detail negative Phthaloblue
Layer 4. contrast negative Krapprot light
All from Talens.
Layer 5, detail negative Gummigut modern
Layer 6, contrast negative Krapprot dark
Layer 7, contrast negative Paris blue.
All from Schmincke.
Third try of a tricolor gumoil with this waterlily. Paper Fabriano Artistico HP 300 gr. By accident I used sized paper but decided to go on with it.
These are cyanotypes exposed under a UV bed for about 25 minuets. The negatives were printed on Pictorico.
In 1974, while still at school, I experimented with various techniques to produce “abstract” photographs. This example was created using Agfacontour, a technical film made to create equidensities. It has both negative and positive components, which, according to the exposure given produce black and white images of a given density. For example three separations could be made for each of the light, dark and intermediate tones.
This was a time consuming business, and the film was discontinued once it became possible to make separations digitally.
Having made the separations, I went on to add colour, giving each layer a different hue. I did this in two ways, first by making black and white negatives on lith film, and using the Tetenal toning chemicals to replace the black silver image with a dye layer. Later I used 24 x 36mm images together with a slide duplicator and added different coloured light for each layer. This was done by keeping the shutter open and working in the dark.
Kos, 1998. Gumprint
1 Paris blue
2 Gamboge Gum
3 Madder red dark
4 Phthalo blue
Paper Fabriano Artistico HP
This is another version printed on Arches paper. There are so many variables with gum, that results can differ greatly, even by paper choice.
November 2009 Maderia.
Gumprint.
Paper Fabriano Artistico HP 300 gr.
1. Paris Blue
2. Gamboge Gum modern
3. Madder lake dark
4. Phthalo blue (very slight)
Mother Russia, now fortunatly in a park. Gruto Parkas Alytus, Lithuania, made 2005.
Phthaloblue
Krapprot tief
Gummigut modern
Paris blue
Krapprot light
Gumprint 5 layers, paper is BFK Rives 300 gr.
camera Nikon F70.
4x5 pinhole negative printed in traditional cyanotype on Stonehenge paper. Toned in strong black tea.
Gumprint, Gomdruk.
Size 41X28 cm.
Paper Saunders Waterford 300 gr.
Pigments used:
Paris blue
Gamboge gum modern
Madder lake red
Gamboge gum new
Madder lake red deep
Phthalo blue
Gomdruk, gumprint
Paper Canson Montval 300 gr.
Layers:
1: Parijs blauw
2: Gummigut modern
3: Kraprood
4: Kadmium geel
5: Permanent karmijn
6: Phthalo blauw
Wet plate collodion image. Quarter-plate trophy aluminum.
I'm still getting the hang of this process, but I'm pleased to be getting some results.