what are cyanotypes
A cyanotype is a piece of paper or cloth with mixed chemicals painted on top and left to dry in a dark place because being exposed to sunlight will make the chemicals will not then be able to be used.when the chemicals have dried you can use the cloth or paper to place objects on the the paper or cloth and then expose them to sunlight and after 5-10 minuets the outline of the objects will be on the paper in white and you will be able to see the object
step by step guide
Step 1: Firstly you need to choose what objects you are going to use it can be objects like sunglasses,headphones or even keys then you position them into the places you want them to be and not to leave lots of space on the paper
Step 2: Then you have to find and flat reasonable surface that you can place your paper and object on and re-position your objects into place
Step 3: After you have positioned your objects leave them where they are for 5-10 minuets after DO NOT move the objects around otherwise when it is time to take the objects off the objects outline will be messy and be in different places
Step 4: Once it has been 5-10 minuets take your object off the paper then go to the nearest sink and rinse the paper in water and leave to dry.
Step 2: Then you have to find and flat reasonable surface that you can place your paper and object on and re-position your objects into place
Step 3: After you have positioned your objects leave them where they are for 5-10 minuets after DO NOT move the objects around otherwise when it is time to take the objects off the objects outline will be messy and be in different places
Step 4: Once it has been 5-10 minuets take your object off the paper then go to the nearest sink and rinse the paper in water and leave to dry.
first experiment
For the first experiment we chose objects from the box's that miss provided then we all got a piece of paper each and went to the concourse and placed the paper and our object onto the concrete benches and left them for 5-10 minuets the we lifted the objects off the paper and walked back to class then we rinsed our pieces of paper in the sink and left them to dry when they were dry we scanned our cyanotypes onto the computer and out them on our websites
david chow
David Chow is a fine art photographer based in Cambridge he studied photography at degree level and printmaking at master’s level at the Cambridge School of Art.
David started his career by producing striking black and white portraits of flowers, he has since turned his eye to alternative printing techniques used by the old masters of photography and is now well known in the U.K for his exquisite Cyanotype prints of flowers. He is passionate about using such techniques as they have an ability to capture an tonal range and the prints have unique luminescence. He is one of a very few practitioners in the country to be teaching alternative printing processes including cyanotype and platinum/palladium printing.
The power of David’s photography lies in its simplicity and he has been able to capture beauty in both living and dying flowers. A keen botanist, the majority of David’s flower portraits come from specimens grown and picked from his own garden. Using large and medium format cameras with the aid of natural daylight his photographs capture the most intimate and subtle details of each flower.
David has published three limited edition hand made books and portfolios that form part of the’ Expressive Flower Series’, beautifully hand bound, these books merge David’s love of poetry, flowers and photography in one art form. David is represented by a number of galleries in the U.K and U.S and has exhibited his work widely and is included in numerous private and corporate collections.
David teaches workshops in cyanotype and platinum printing with digital negatives and was the first person to do so in the U.K. For further information click here He also runs DC Editions, a studio that specialises in printing in platinum and palladium for a broad range of photographic practitioners, from the leading and most well known fine artists to professional/commercial photographers in Europe
David started his career by producing striking black and white portraits of flowers, he has since turned his eye to alternative printing techniques used by the old masters of photography and is now well known in the U.K for his exquisite Cyanotype prints of flowers. He is passionate about using such techniques as they have an ability to capture an tonal range and the prints have unique luminescence. He is one of a very few practitioners in the country to be teaching alternative printing processes including cyanotype and platinum/palladium printing.
The power of David’s photography lies in its simplicity and he has been able to capture beauty in both living and dying flowers. A keen botanist, the majority of David’s flower portraits come from specimens grown and picked from his own garden. Using large and medium format cameras with the aid of natural daylight his photographs capture the most intimate and subtle details of each flower.
David has published three limited edition hand made books and portfolios that form part of the’ Expressive Flower Series’, beautifully hand bound, these books merge David’s love of poetry, flowers and photography in one art form. David is represented by a number of galleries in the U.K and U.S and has exhibited his work widely and is included in numerous private and corporate collections.
David teaches workshops in cyanotype and platinum printing with digital negatives and was the first person to do so in the U.K. For further information click here He also runs DC Editions, a studio that specialises in printing in platinum and palladium for a broad range of photographic practitioners, from the leading and most well known fine artists to professional/commercial photographers in Europe
definition of words you may not know:
Tonal: Tonal means relating to the tone of music, colour, or writing
striking: striking mean something amazing
luminescence: this means the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence
botanist:a biologist specializing in the study of plants
Tonal: Tonal means relating to the tone of music, colour, or writing
striking: striking mean something amazing
luminescence: this means the emission of light by a substance that has not been heated, as in fluorescence and phosphorescence
botanist:a biologist specializing in the study of plants