Seeing Double
The wonders of double exposure Double exposure by Michael Lewis Before there was Photoshop and its transparency and layers tools,...
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Alternative Processes
- Nov 23
- 4 min
Notes on the colour blue
with photography historian Elisabeth Scheder-Bieschin I’ve been making cyanotypes for a few years now. I love the simplicity of the...
Alternative Processes
- Nov 13
- 4 min
Beyond Anthotype’s, how to connect and print with nature
Hannah Fletcher is an artist, photographer, and innovator of sustainable alternative photographic practices. Hannah is a co-director of the
Alternative Processes
- Oct 12
- 5 min
5 Camera-less low cost techniques
(and 3 easy ones that involve a camera) In our previous blog post we covered how to build a darkroom from scratch on a budget. But let’s...
Alternative Processes
- Sep 25
- 4 min
FILM INFLATION
“Stay broke, shoot film” has never been as true as lately. Once upon a time, you could buy a roll of Kodak Color Plus 200, or Fujifilm...
Alternative Processes
- Sep 9
- 4 min
The negative in Photography
and how to create a digital one The roofline of Lacock Abbey in 1835 – printed in 2008. Fox-Talbot/Sugimoto Some thoughts on the negative...
Alternative Processes
- Aug 30
- 4 min
Caleb Cole: Alternative Processes & Queer Belonging
We are excited to have Caleb Cole chat with us about their work, and how they use alternative photographic processes to address topics...
Alternative Processes
- Aug 16
- 3 min
Toning Cyanotypes
Because Prussian blue is nice but can get old Maria Azul, variations of the same print with different toning baths Cyanotypes are often...
Alternative Processes
- Jul 27
- 4 min
The endless possibilities of liquid emulsion
Bringing your photographic practice into the third dimension Liquid Emulsion on Carrara Marble, Chiara Salvi Jill Enfield’s must-have...
Alternative Processes
- Jul 22
- 3 min
Camera Obscura: What it is and how to build one
A camera obscura is a dark room with a small hole on one side through which, when the conditions are right, an image of the outside world...
Alternative Processes
- Jun 17
- 3 min
Anthotypes for everyone
a simple guide to a sustainable process Christine Elfman, from the series Anthotype Dress Project, 2011. If you have been having remorse...
Alternative Processes
- Jun 6
- 8 min
Interview with Alireza Rostami: a creative mind who accepts no boundaries
Today we have the pleasure of publishing an interview with a true Renaissance man, a creative mind who accepts no boundaries when it...
Alternative Processes
- May 30
- 4 min
Building a Darkroom From Scratch on a Budget
Common darkroom problems and how to solve them "Where do you develop the pictures?" Is usually one of the first questions that people ask...
Alternative Processes
- May 3
- 5 min
Building a pinhole camera in a few easy steps
Relying on the principle of the camera obscura, the pinhole camera is one of the most ancient ways of capturing images. Putting aside the...
Alternative Processes
- May 3
- 3 min
7 Women to watch in Alternative Photography
From kitchen DIY set ups to darkroom labs, women have always been at the forefront of alternative photographic processes. Almudena Romero...
Alternative Processes
- May 3
- 3 min
Deconstructing Photography
With Mark Tamer Mark Tamer is an experimental photographer working with both analogue and digital mediums. He's looking to find a balance...
Alternative Processes
- May 3
- 4 min
Bioplastic in Printmaking
With Dulce Delía Dulce Delía is a photographer, educator and cyanotype artist. Dulce talks about how as a child she liked to experiment,...
Alternative Processes
- May 3
- 5 min
Developing and Printing with the Sea
With Melanie King Melanie King is a working class artist and curator, originally from Manchester, UK. Melanie is now based in Ramsgate,...
Alternative Processes
- Apr 27
- 5 min
Printing with mud
With Lucas Leffler Back in Paris in April 2021, I discovered a small festival dedicated to unique prints. During my visit of the a ppr oc...
Alternative Processes
- Apr 20
- 4 min
Developing with Coffee
With Nejc Urankar Nejc Urankar is 25 years old from Slovenia and starts his journey in the magical world of alternative processes with ...