Cyanotype Prints - Self "Portrait"
Your assignment is a single image. A self-portrait.....but it doesn't have to be you. In fact it may be much more effective if it is NOT of you. A self portrait can be anything that defines you, who you are, who you want to be, who you hope others see you as... whatever.
Take a look at all of my examples at the bottom of this page. I took lots of shots, some of me some of the stuff that mattered to me at the time. Any of these can be considered a self portrait. The final ONE you choose will be printed as a Cyanotype so you should consider how much CONTRAST the image has...it should have a good amount.
You will be asked to write an artist's statement explaining why the image you made is a self portrait.
You will be asked to write an artist's statement explaining why the image you made is a self portrait.
Part 1: YOU ARE DOING THIS TODAY!!!!
A list of 10 things that define you. Think of things that matter to you. Things that you like to do. People that are most important in your life. Places you want to go. Dreams you have for the future.
then: Draw in a quick sketch how these would look as photos...how would it look, how would it be framed? How would it be lit.
Show Mr. Brown and turn in on Google Classroom for credit and a short critique and or Guidance.
A list of 10 things that define you. Think of things that matter to you. Things that you like to do. People that are most important in your life. Places you want to go. Dreams you have for the future.
then: Draw in a quick sketch how these would look as photos...how would it look, how would it be framed? How would it be lit.
Show Mr. Brown and turn in on Google Classroom for credit and a short critique and or Guidance.
Cyanotype is a photographic printing process that produces a cyan-blue print. Engineers used the process well into the 20th century as a simple and low-cost process to produce copies of drawings, referred to as blueprints.
The process uses two chemicals: ammonium iron citrate and potassium ferricyanide.
The process uses two chemicals: ammonium iron citrate and potassium ferricyanide.
The Cyanotype was invented by Sir John Herschel in 1842, when he discovered that ferric (iron) salts could be reduced to a ferrous state by light and then combined with other salts to create a blue-and-white image.