Cyanotype
Cyanotype is an alternative photographic process and is one of the oldest photographic printing processes in the history of photography. Light sensitive chemicals are applied to paper and an image becomes exposed through UV light such as the sun. Images placed on the surface can range from plants, objects, digital and analogue film negatives. After exposure, the i is developed with water and a blue and white image appears. Cyanotypes were first introduced by the astronomer, scientist, and botanist John Herschel in 1842. In his endeavour to find a way of reproducing his notes and drawings, he discovered the cyanotype process. In 1843, Anna Atkins used cyanotype to create a photographic album in 1843; it was of algae specimens. She made these photograms by laying the algae directly on the photosensitive paper. After a decade, she eventually produced three volumes of her book: 'Photographs of British Algae: Cyanotype Impressions', the first book to be photographically printed and illustrated. Herschel and Atkins were true pioneers in the field of photography.
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