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102The Cyanotype ProcessThe Cyanotype Process6OVERVIEW AND EXPECTATIONSThe Cyanotype (Ferro-Prussiate) is often the first Process you will encounter in alternative/non-silver photography. The reason for this is the absolute simplicity of the nearly fail-safe techniqueand chemistry and the likelihood that you will make a successful print within a short time. Thischapter begins with a little history to show you where it all came from, including introducing youto the first woman photographer, Anna Atkins. You ll learn about the chemistry and how to prepareand use it as a UV light-sensitized solution and how to adjust the Cyanotype formula for specificcorrections. Also included is a discussion about substrates, sizing, coating, light sources, exposure,and development in water or acids for additional control of the Process .

Cyanotype is an ultraviolet (UV) sensitive contact print-ing process that requires, as do most all of the non-silver processes, a negative the same size as the final print. Of course you can use transparent, translucent, or opaque objects to make cyanotype photograms as Atkins did.

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