Portrait

Cyanotype Portrait

Cyanotype prints can also make compelling portraits! Blue is not the first color one would choose for humans and human skin - except maybe at an awesome cosplay convention! But in the palette of monochrome colors the blue of cyanotype can be most interesting. Here is a portrait of one of my favorite people in the entire world. She is beautiful inside and out and has so many layers of thoughts! Here is a close up - those eyes and expression hold a world of mystery! In Your Eyes I see the doorway to a thousand churches! Want to see…

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Ambrotype Self Portrait

Testing my lighting setup with a self portrait. This is an Ambrotype - a wet plate collodion on glass. All of my glass is recycled - I use the glass from old windows. If you are going to use an "antique" photography process why not use antique glass? Pretty happy with the lighting - uniform and a good exposure. I need to work on the eye focus as I missed a little bit. It is not easy setting up, pulling the lens cap off, moving into position and then hitting the flash. But I will do better next time. Here…

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