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intermediate advanced6 steps · 3-6 months

Alternative Processes

Explore historical and handmade photographic processes. Cyanotype, platinum, gum bichromate, and more.

Prerequisites:

What You'll Learn

  • Create digital negatives for contact printing
  • Produce handmade prints using historical processes
  • Understand the chemistry behind each process

Learning Steps

1

Technique Guide

B&W Development Foundation

Milestone: Create negatives for alt process

2

Technique Guide

Understanding Dynamic Range

Milestone: Create negatives suited to alt process

3

Alternative Process

Cyanotype

Milestone: Create your first blue prints

4

Alternative Process

Van Dyke Brown

Milestone: Warm-toned iron-based prints

5

Alternative Process

Salted Paper Printing

Milestone: The earliest photographic process

6

Alternative Process

Platinum/Palladium

Milestone: The ultimate archival print

Studio Portrait LightingDarkroom Printing
Support