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Jevon Carey

@jevoncarey.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

6 giorni fa

Making a Dahlia Cyanotype is not a simple as you think it might be!
I’ve written a fully illustrated account of making the print, from the original p

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Making a Dahlia Cyanotype is not a simple as you think it might be!
I’ve written a fully illustrated account of making the print, from the original photograph through to the finished image.
jevoncarey.myportfolio.com/making-the-d...

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jevon carey - Making the Dahli...

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Jevon Carey

@jevoncarey.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

1 settimana fa

I've created a new negative (old on the left, new on the right). I won't bombard you with the step-by-step process, but once the print is finished I'l

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I've created a new negative (old on the left, new on the right). I won't bombard you with the step-by-step process, but once the print is finished I'll publish a link to a fully illustrated article on my website.

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Two digital negatives of the same monochrome dahlia photograph placed side by side on a light surface. The original negative is on the left and the revised negative is on the right. In both, the flower fills most of the square image area while the surrounding background remains largely clear. The revised negative on the right is noticeably denser through the centre, middle and lower petals, giving those areas a darker appearance than in the original negative. This additional density was created using a 2.20 gamma correction before inversion, with the intention of holding back more ultraviolet light during cyanotype exposure and preserving greater tonal separation in the finished print. The comparison shows how the structure of the digital negative was altered while leaving the clear background largely unchanged.

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Jevon Carey

@jevoncarey.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

1 settimana fa

Final toned print, part dry.
I’m going to have another look at the negative and see if I can reprint it with a little more luminance in the lower midt

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Final toned print, part dry.
I’m going to have another look at the negative and see if I can reprint it with a little more luminance in the lower midtones.
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An 8 × 8 inch hand-coated cyanotype of a single dahlia, photographed while still partly drying after bleaching and toning in black tea. The square print lies on a dark charcoal surface. The original Prussian blue has been transformed into muted warm brown, plum-grey and charcoal tones. The dahlia fills most of the image, with overlapping petals radiating from a dense central structure. The upper petals are lighter and clearly separated, while the lower petals gradually disappear into the darker surrounding field, creating a low-key, atmospheric image. A narrow cream paper border surrounds the sensitised area, with irregular hand-brushed edges and visible brush strokes along the top and bottom. The textured surface of the paper is clearly visible throughout the print. The image remains slightly damp, so its final colour and density are still settling.

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Jevon Carey

@jevoncarey.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

1 settimana fa

Final toned Dahlai print, part dry.
I’m going to have another look at the negative and see if I can reprint it with a little more luminance in the low

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Final toned Dahlai print, part dry.
I’m going to have another look at the negative and see if I can reprint it with a little more luminance in the lower midtones.
#photography #cyanotype #alternativeprocess #analoguephotography

An 8 × 8 inch hand-coated cyanotype print of a single dahlia flower, shown part-way through drying after bleaching and tea toning. The flower occupies the centre of a roughly square image area, its layered petals rendered in warm brown, muted plum and grey-brown tones rather than the original Prussian blue. The lighter upper petals remain clearly separated, while the centre and lower petals merge more gradually into the darker background, retaining fine tonal detail but with a deliberately subdued, low-key appearance. The surrounding image field is a soft, dense brown with subtle texture from the paper and coating. Irregular hand-brushed edges remain visible around all four sides, leaving a narrow border of uncoated cream paper. Brush marks are especially noticeable along the upper and lower edges. The print rests on a dark surface and is still drying, so the final tone and density have not yet fully settled.

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Jevon Carey

@jevoncarey.bsky.social@bsky.brid.gy

1 settimana fa

Yesterday’s Dahlia cyanotype after being left to dry and oxidise overnight, allowing the deep Prussian blue to develop.
Next to it, the same print aft

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Yesterday’s Dahlia cyanotype after being left to dry and oxidise overnight, allowing the deep Prussian blue to develop.
Next to it, the same print after bleaching, ready for tea toning.
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