Whilst stuck on Assignment Three I have been musing over, researching and doing some work towards a longer term project that may well take a great deal of time (and energy) beyond EYV.
I have been taken with the idea of producing cyanotypes for quite some time and have been researching into the methods and technical details of what is required. I have found a great deal of useful information online and have sourced a rather excellent book:
Experimental Photography – A Handbook Of Techniques
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10: 0500544379
ISBN-13: 978-0500544372
This book covers the chemistry and techniques of most early sensitizing and development methods including Cyanotypes.
My idea for this project centres around:
- Sadness
- Depression
- Suicide
- Self Harm
Blue being a colour strongly associated with the above, I thought that Cyanotypes would be a good medium to reinforce my project theme. These items could include but are not limited to the following:
- Razor Blades
- Knives
- Pills
- Rope
- Belt
- Train Tracks
- High Point
- Car Exhaust
- Gunshot
- Drowning
- Fire
- Crash
- Electrocution
- Poison
That’s a very useful book, I have it too. We’ll have to form a club I think.
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It is so well put together and really stirs up the mad professor in me. Hopefully once I get all the materials together and start experimenting we could compare notes. 🙂
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I’ve got it too and am very keen to try out some of the techniques. The difficulty is just picking one to start with.
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I am starting with Cyanotypes first and want to get that working how I want it too. But there are lots of other techniques in the book that I want to try.
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