Basic Photography/Printing processes

Albumen Prints

A process using egg whites, salt and silver nitrate. Populate in the mid to late 1800s.

Anthotype

A process of making an emulsion from crushing light sensitive flower petals and vegetables.

Cyanotypes

A process using Potassium Ferricyanide and Ferric Ammonium Citrate that results in a blue coloured print.

Chemigram

Paint with chemicals before,during,after exposure,development,fixation and toning [1]

Lumen print process

POPtechnique invented bij Talbot around 1830. Development and exposure through sunlight with exposures ranging from half an hour to two weeks eaxample:[2]

Photosynthesis

Printing on leaves through sunlight. Place a negative on a leaf and let it develop in sunlight for one week [3]

Polaroid Emulstion Lifts

The emulsion lift is a Polaroid print that is soaked in hot water until the emulsion layer comes off the back of the Polaroid, the image is then transferred to a new surface.

Polaroid image transfer process

The Polaroid development process is interrupted. Then the Polaroid's dyes are transferred to another surface. The desired image is taken with Polaroid film and after the 1st 12 seconds or so the emulsion is removed from the paper backing. Durning this time 100 lb or 90 lb watercolor paper has been soaked in water. Then the emulsion and the watercolor paper are joined together. You roll with a brayer 10 times in one direction and then 10 times in the opposite direction to make sure that you do not get air bubbles. When finished remove the emulsion and you will have the imaged transferred to the paper. Let dry. [4]

Polaroid SX70 manipulation

after exposure and eject of the time zero film manipulate the film with toothpicks and burnishing items. Push the film emulsion around. Can be done approx. 15 minutes after the photo was ejectedfrom the camera [5]

Polaroid interrupted development

AFter taking a photo cut open the filmsachet and insert liquids. [6]

Saltprints

The process of coating paper with salt and silver nitrate. similar to Albumen printing.