Cyanotype Workshop October 9, 2010

Also known as the blueprint or ferroprussiate process, the cyanotype was discovered by Sir John Herschel in 1842. The cyanotype was one of many iron-based photographic processes developed in the early days of photography and, due to its relative simplicity, is often one of the first alternative processes that people study.

The cyanotype is typically an image rendered on paper in various shades of blue. It is, however, a process that can be adapted to other substrates, and can be toned to offer some variations of color.

This entry-level workshop will introduce participants to aspects that are common to most of the historical processes and their variations, including making simple negatives for printing, safe and proper materials handling, paper preparation and coating, exposure, and processing. Cyanotype toning will also be explored.

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