Cooking Up a Photo

I thought my first post on this blog should be about my current venture. I have decided to take a few months off my BA course and in the meantime I am hoping to learn 19th Century printing techniques. I am starting with Cyanotypes, aiming to get going this weekend. I have received almost all of my necessary equipment (I do live in the Channel Islands, so everything does take extra time to arrive) and my clever boyfriend is just finalising my very own UV exposure box. I am starting to get a grip with how to produce the perfect Cyanotype negative. Here is a very helpful little video.

More soon...