Two Salted-Paper Prints
I have not made a salted-paper print in quite some time (several months). I guess that I have been too busy toning cyanotypes!! However, I made two exposures over the
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Travels with Victor, Part??
My friend Victor and I took a drive yesterday. The goal was the train yard in Walpole, NH where Victor had noticed a line up of train wheel sets that
Local Foliage, Part 2
I am a sucker for autumn foliage. This is about the only time of year I make color photographs of the landscape. These photos were made over the past five
Local Foliage
I am a sucker for autumn foliage in New Hampshire. Every year, I spend time photographing the fall colors even though I have done so for many years and thus
Second College Grant / the North Country
Last week Joan and I made a trip to the Second College Grant in New Hampshire’s North Country (aka the Great North Woods). This is the region north of the
Cliche Verre / Cyanotypes
Cliche verre (literately “glass print” in French) is a type of photogram (camera less image). Traditionally, a glass plate was coated with an opaque material and then an image was
Cornish Fair / Toned Cyanotypes
I made some cyanotypes from the images I captured at the Cornish Fair a few weeks back.
Cyanotype Photograms
Cyanotype, invented in 1842 by John Herschel, is an iron-based photosenstive system resulting in images formed from Prussian Blue. Photograms are made by placing opaque or translucent items directly on
A Trip to the Fair
Yesterday, my friend Victor and I visited the Cornish Fair in, of all places, Cornish NH! My interest was mainly in the ox pulling events. For some inexplicable reason I