I love the image of the cross and the church! I was particularly struck by the contrast which I felt worked so well to highlight the cross and the clouds against the darker image of the church. There’s something spiritually beautiful about this photo. The blue tones seal the deal, offering a haunting quality to the photo. 👍
Very nice, Mark! I’ve seen various photographer’s images of the Taos Mission Church, including the one time I visited it myself. However your cyanotype is a nice change of pace - well done!
A very interesting article, Mark, with some superb end results. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and process. It's got me thinking, now. I also mentioned about the process to my wife, who is into crafting, so this might be a cross-over activity. I also wonder how well it might work making contact prints from that old glass-plate Welta camera I have (assuming I get somewhere with it once the correct sized sensitised plates are available from Zebra Dry Plates.
If you move with the glass plates, please share! I assume you can expose the plates directly on the paper to create the cyanotype. It will be a worthy experiment. You may find the tonal range a challenge, but it will only cost you an hour and a few dollars of chemistry to give it a try. Good luck.
These cyanotypes are haunting and lovely. Thank you for putting them here along with an explanation of photography’s magic.
I love the image of the cross and the church! I was particularly struck by the contrast which I felt worked so well to highlight the cross and the clouds against the darker image of the church. There’s something spiritually beautiful about this photo. The blue tones seal the deal, offering a haunting quality to the photo. 👍
I plan to spend some time on that image. Let's see how it emerges from my tea and maybe weed baths. Stay tuned!
Very nice, Mark! I’ve seen various photographer’s images of the Taos Mission Church, including the one time I visited it myself. However your cyanotype is a nice change of pace - well done!
I appreciate this, Todd!
Magical images. The science? Don't care. I just want to look at them and enjoy! Sorry, Cedric.
I'm committed to seeing this project through with occasional commentary. I hereby give you permission to skip the words!
A very interesting article, Mark, with some superb end results. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and process. It's got me thinking, now. I also mentioned about the process to my wife, who is into crafting, so this might be a cross-over activity. I also wonder how well it might work making contact prints from that old glass-plate Welta camera I have (assuming I get somewhere with it once the correct sized sensitised plates are available from Zebra Dry Plates.
If you move with the glass plates, please share! I assume you can expose the plates directly on the paper to create the cyanotype. It will be a worthy experiment. You may find the tonal range a challenge, but it will only cost you an hour and a few dollars of chemistry to give it a try. Good luck.
I think your subject matter works well with the cyanotype, in my subjective opinion. Looking forward to seeing more.
Awesome!!
Thank you Michigan!