ˈsīənəˌtīp,sīˈanə-/
noun
- a photographic blueprint.
A cyanotype is an old photocopying process used in the 20th century. The sun exposes whatever is on top and makes the rest of the paper blue. It was generally used for field journals.
Lynnette Miller is a famous photographer who specialises in cyanotypes. Above, are some photos she has done in the past. I found the one on the right especially intriguing due to the positioning of the petals and stem. However, in the one on the right, there are a lot of bottles. I think she put different things inside of the bottles to give them more depth, which make them more interesting.
Anna Atkins: Different artists tend to have different techniques, even when they are doing the same process.Anna Atkins used cyanotypes for field research and plants. Above is a pressed flower, you can see the veins of it.
My plan is to flatten out some plants and expose them on 4x4 pieces of watercolor paper. After they are dried out an the shade I want I will make them into a book. I was planning on doing an accordion book. I haven't quite decided on the design of the cover page, however, I will before the due date occurs.
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