16 November 2011

playing with chemicals

last weekend i was taking part in the 'old photographic processes' workshop with amazing joy gregory
to say it was fun is to say nothing - mixing the solutions, watching the magic happening in front of your eyes.

the top image is a salt print - you cover the paper with a special salt solution, then make it light sensitive by coating it with a silver nitrate solution

the bottom one is a cyanotype - you don't even need the silver nitrate! just two salts, tap water and a bit of sun. I definitely want more!