Cyanotype prints - Jim Hall

I first made cyanotype prints in a previous class 4 years ago. In this current class, my initial attempts at making prints were not good. After Risa Horowitz's refresher on brushing chemistry on the watercolour paper, my prints turned out much better. 

In addition to making prints using plants from the University of Regina Herbarium, I tried coral and starfish specimens from the Herbarium using the traditional approach of placing the specimen on the coated paper, covering it with glass and then exposing it to UV light. The resulting images were not detailed and blurry. I then took digital photos of all the specimens and edited them in Photoshop, making them black and white and then inverting them. Sheldon Brown, the class TA, printed the images on transparent film. I then placed individual transparencies on coated paper and exposed each one for 15 minutes.  These images were very detailed and sharp.

I've posted photos of the Library exhibit of my 4 plant specimens and 4 of my coral and starfish specimens. I've also posted individual images as the prints were drying in cyanotype room.

My name is Jim Hall and I'm taking a Post Baccalaureate Certificate in Visual Arts. My main photographic interests are landscape and street photography.