lame paper for cyanotypes
if you’ve made cyanotypes and applied the chemicals on the paper yourself you know what I am talking about. some papers work great, some papers are kind of pathetic. I
Author: jnanian
I am a Freelance Photographer in Rhode Island. I make photographs using a variety of methods with and without a camera, and I teach photography online and in person. I make photo emulsions from scratch, I coat my own photo paper and make cyanotypes too.
I am a huge fan of Caffenol ( I helped write the Caffenol Cookbook ) and instead of instant coffee, I roast my own Sumatra Robusta beans. I sell them so you can make your own long lasting, film and print developer called Sumatranol. I also sell silver recovery products.
It is not what I remembered
You could see the sand bar encircling the island. It was a white curved line and if you weren’t paying attention you’d run aground.
the trees
I stood on the edge of the path and looked out towards the bay. The birds were singing, and the sun was shining. it was warm and when I closed
the trees
I was there today, but I didn’t leave where I was. Photography has a way of doing that, transporting us to a different time and place like listing to a
Providence
The other day I parked my car and tried to pay for parking with one of those multi Parking Kiosks. The one near me was stuffed with chewing gum and
The blue horizon
It was early in the day, I was walking the path. The sun was in the sky, the water and wind were welcoming me. The path was soggy, it must
I was there but it was different
I visited the island and was there. I had memories on my mind of past experiences and used a box camera to record the time spent as I walked on
Re-imagined Landscape
For a few months I have been posting images to my instagram feed that I put (reimagined landscape) in part of the description. I began putting these words next to
Things you might do
It’s easy to get bored isn’t it? I know I’ll pick up a camera or my phone or recording device I have at hand and I just stare at it,
Trickle Tanks and “After” Kits
As I mentioned in an earlier post USI, the company I was distributing for isn’t around anymore, but another company grew up in it’s place. I have the price list
Silver Magnets and Trickle Tanks
You might have found this site because you have been directed here to learn about silver recovery products. Over the last 10+ years I had the privilege of distributing products
recent work
recent images made with silver and iron
Photography as a gateway drug
It has been a long time that I have been noticing stuff. I’ve daydreamed, watching light and shadows dance on the ceiling, and sometimes recorded these images on film or
The camera as a truth teller
For a few decades now I have made photographs that are a reflection of what is in front of the camera. That’s how a camera works, it isn’t really something
View from above
I have been making reimagined landscapes for over a year. They are there but they aren’t there. They are from my imagination and formed on paper with photo chemistry. The
