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Argyrotypes revisited 07
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Argyrotypes revisited 07
Comparing a split-toned cyanotype to an argyrotype of the same image. I prefer the cyanotype in this case. I get pretty bored with the monochrome Prussian blue of a straight cyanotype, so I’ve gotten skillful with doing these split tones through careful bleaching. I haven’t decided whether I care for the argyrotype process or not. So far, this is the best looking print I’ve managed to get with it, and I don’t think it holds up compared to kallitype or Van Dyke brown. Only advantage it seems to have is that the chemical is easy to mix and use; but the fact that its so incredibly sensitive to paper and humidity really turns me off.
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Brownsburg in color
Watercolor over Argyrotype. Original a b&w composite on the OM-4t with the Zuiko 35-70mm f3.6 zoom. A house in Brownsburg, Va. On Flickr © Eben Ostby February 21, 2022 at 10:30AM. All rights reserved
Frenchman Valley Co-op wcoa
McCook, Nebraska Watercolor over Argyrotype Original shot in b&w on an OM-4Ti Zuiko 24mm lens On Flickr © Eben Ostby January 09, 2022 at 07:53AM. All rights reserved
Stacks of prints to finally get around to scanning to put up on my website. Been doing all this alt photo printing the past couple years, time to start showing it off online...
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