Autumn Leaves #1 (Cyanotype), 2021
ed watts
Khadi Handmade 100% Rag Watercolour Paper 320gsm
Original Photography, 20.5 x 21 cm
Unique Edition, 1 of 1
ed watts
About ed watts
I am a portrait photographer by trade but when I'm not shooting people I love to point my camera in other directions and experiment. I use pinhole cameras, a digital SLR and a converted infra-red camera to make my images.
My main inspiration is the texture of the landscape. For the past few years, I have been out exploring the South Downs with my trusty assistant, a Whippet named Morse!About the Product
Cyanotype is an early photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print (it's were the term 'blueprint' comes from).
The process uses two chemicals: ammonium iron(III) citrate and potassium ferricyanide, applied (in my case painted) onto paper, dried (in the dark) and then exposed to sunlight with the object placed directly to the coated paper.
In this case some pressed autumn leaves were placed onto coated Khadi 100% cotton rag handmade acid free paper and exposed to the sun, washed and dried.
Every cyanotype is unique.