The cyanotype process is great for these close portraits, it gives the photo a timeless feel to it.
I always use the "original" cyanotype receipe invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842:
- Potassium ferricyanide and Ferric ammonium citrate (green) are mixed with water separately.
- The two solutions are then blended together in equal parts.
To make the blue color "pop" right away I dip it in water with some drops hydrogen peroxide
Negative made from digital photo (printed on clear transparent film).
Exposure 4 minutes under UV-light (Black lights)
Printed on Hahnemuhle Albrecht Dürer. 210 gsm · 50% Cotton · 50% α-Cellulose · white paper.
The Photo
Love it!
BTW there is also a recipe for re-colouring existing black-and-white photo to a "cyanotype" using similar chemicals. Can be fun too 8-).
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Thanks, you know how to do it? Would like to know more :)
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I wrote about it here 8 months ago, an eternity in Steemit 8-).
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Looks fantastic!
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Excellent @dieterschneider! I love these old techniques and you know how to explain it clear&concise, and how to choose an example print. Upvoted, resteemed & DPS.
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This is so awesome! !
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Thanks
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