Cyanotype Workshop
Lead by: Kateřina Machulková (*1990, Olomouc). Studied Multimedia technology at Silesian University in Opava, experiments with photography in all and any form. Focuses largely on pinhole photography, lomography and alternative techniques.
Assistant: Radek Michálek, a member of an open group of “youg” photographers in Ostrava
Plan:
12:30 – 13:00 introduction, some theory, examples
13:00 – 13:30 paper preparation
13:30 – 15:30 creative process, on primed, dry paper
15:30 – 16:00 last bath
Cyanotype, also known as blue-printing. This technology has been historically considered an easiest way to develop a photograph. It’s beginnings date to 1842 and it’s perfect not only for beginners, as a way to try and experience the legacy of traditional development techniques.