Chris Calohan II
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Immersing myself back into Alternative processes, mainly cyanotype, both traditional and quite non-conventional, Salted Paper and Kallitypes with some interesting chemical additives.
This first image was quite challenging in that about half-way through the Cyanotype exposure, I realized I used a negative curved for a Kallitype. Ooops.
Last Apple Standing - Split-toned Cyanotype
This is a split toned image but done differently. For this one, I over-exposed the print by a full stop, rinsed it for a minute in distilled water with a tablespoon of citric acid. I rinsed one more time for two minutes and then poured a solution of distilled water with one tablespoon of Sodium Carbonate to 400ml over the print, watering hose held in one hand and immediately poured out the sodium bath as I washed vigorously to stop the bleaching effect. I washed for 10 minutes then immersed the print in a green tea toner (six bags to 400ml boiling distilled water) that I let stand until nearly room temperature for 10 minutes. I washed for 20 minutes then lastly, I gave it a dose of peroxide just to see what it would look like dried down.
This apple tree bore the last piece of unpicked fruit from a grove in Ellijay, GA. It looked so lonely.
The second image is just a guy riding down the highway, I guess intrigued by the photographer panning him as he flew on by. To me, he somewhat resembled a younger Mick Jagger. This image too got a split toning, only I was less aggressive with the sodium carbonate bath, though more aggressive with a full immersion in ammonia and 20 minute wash. Both prints were fixed with Sodium Thiosulphate prior to the final wash though the toning was done prior to being fixed.
This first image was quite challenging in that about half-way through the Cyanotype exposure, I realized I used a negative curved for a Kallitype. Ooops.
Last Apple Standing - Split-toned Cyanotype
This is a split toned image but done differently. For this one, I over-exposed the print by a full stop, rinsed it for a minute in distilled water with a tablespoon of citric acid. I rinsed one more time for two minutes and then poured a solution of distilled water with one tablespoon of Sodium Carbonate to 400ml over the print, watering hose held in one hand and immediately poured out the sodium bath as I washed vigorously to stop the bleaching effect. I washed for 10 minutes then immersed the print in a green tea toner (six bags to 400ml boiling distilled water) that I let stand until nearly room temperature for 10 minutes. I washed for 20 minutes then lastly, I gave it a dose of peroxide just to see what it would look like dried down.
This apple tree bore the last piece of unpicked fruit from a grove in Ellijay, GA. It looked so lonely.
Last Apple Standing
The second image is just a guy riding down the highway, I guess intrigued by the photographer panning him as he flew on by. To me, he somewhat resembled a younger Mick Jagger. This image too got a split toning, only I was less aggressive with the sodium carbonate bath, though more aggressive with a full immersion in ammonia and 20 minute wash. Both prints were fixed with Sodium Thiosulphate prior to the final wash though the toning was done prior to being fixed.
Mick
This next one I had a lot of fun with, just experimenting with loosely applied cyanotype solution, toned with black tea and instant coffee.
The Jazz Singer
And this last image, for tonight is a heavily green tea toned Cyanotype which has been selectively bleached pre and post toning and an addition of Turmeric for the yellow eye.
Owling at the Moon
This next one I had a lot of fun with, just experimenting with loosely applied cyanotype solution, toned with black tea and instant coffee.
The Jazz Singer
And this last image, for tonight is a heavily green tea toned Cyanotype which has been selectively bleached pre and post toning and an addition of Turmeric for the yellow eye.
Owling at the Moon
