*Half a Nymph (in Blue)*
Cyanotype on Brockingford 300gsm HP
Model: Lia
I’m working hard on producing all the prints for the two exhibitions I have planned in late April (Children of Mekong) and mid-May (Blue Lotus Gallery). I did this print of Half a Nymph on Monday night, and I like it a lot. The slight blur in the flowers (because of wind when I shot them) is actually enhanced by the dreamy quality of the cyanotype. I think…
*Fractured Silhouette*
Cyanotype on Bockingford HP 300gsm
Model: Sarah
Lately I have tried to work on my cyanotype frames or lack thereof. Careful coating was not something I worried too much about at first, but I’m a lot more precise now. For two of the three prints that I prepared for the Children of Mekong charity exhibition, I went with « no frames ». I really like the end results on this Fractured Silhouette.
*Striped*
Cyanotype on Bockingford HP 300gsm
Model: Jelle
With my exhibitions at the Children of the Mekong fundraiser and at the Blue Lotus Gallery coming up I have gone back to cyanotype printing, trying to address some of the issues I had. One of these was that my brushtrokes when coating were too regular which occasionally left a faint and unpleasant grid in the light background of the print. I’ve started experimenting with a more chaotic coating pattern, and I have to say I quite like the results.
*Sky Roots*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Chris
I really love the inverted treetop portraits. The effect is so subtle and so striking at the same time…
*Skin & Branch*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Lia
I’m continuing my experimentations with branches as textures. The feel of these shots is very different, obviously, because you don’t have a continuous texture to work with. Exposure is key and I don’t necessarily have it entirely sussed out, but I like the results of some of these shots, including this one.
*Green Stare*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Chris
Texture: ?
More face focused experimentation, enabled by the recently acquired macro lens. Not that this is macro, but minimal focusing distance on my 50mm would not let me frame a shot like this. I really like this approach, with the texture mostly visible at the back of the face and the features facing the light and less textured.
*Drowned in Leaves*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4
Model: Lia
Texture: Syngonium podophyllum
While not technically a black background shot, this feels like one because I used the macro lens to focus exclusively on Lia’s face. The lighting creates the texture imprint. I quite like this, a bit more abstract than what I might have done before and a lot more chaotic, like the black background shots often are.
*Leafy Muscles*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Chris
Texture: Cyathea spinulosa
Ever since I started shooting Chris I had this idea of taking advantage of his well defined musculature for a shot. I wasted a great shot on a previous roll because it was the one but last of the roll, and due to my process that shot is often compromised by light leaks, but with this one I got something interesting. The dense and structured fern like foliage (it’s actually a small tree) works really well, I’m going to have to revisit that one too.
*Behind these hands*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Lia
Texture: Foliage
For some reason, Lia loves this pose, but until now I’d not really managed to make it work. This inverted treetop was the winner though, I think. She’s so bubbly and enthusiastic that the best photos (I feel) are always the ones where her shiny personality glows through. Fitting for a project called Photosynthesis, I suppose.
*Natural Fight!*
Canon EOS300 + Ilford FP4+
Model: Chris
Texture: Adiantum raddianum
I only did a few shots of my model’s hands on this session a couple of weeks back, it was a trial more than anything. I find it amazing how expressive hand gestures alone can be. Definitely an avenue to explore further.
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