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#DIY Toning Cyanotypes With Rosemary
In this video, I demonstrate how to tone cyanotypes with rosemary.
To make bleach:
Dissolve 50g of Soda Crystals to 1 Litre of Water. Cyanotype will begin to fade quickly when put into the solution. Do not let the cyanotype fade completely, just let it fade partially.
To make toner:
50g rosemary (leaves and bark) to 1 litre of water, stewed for 30 minutes. Leave to cool and strain before putting in your tray. Leave cyanotype in toner for as long as desired, through 30-50 minutes will leave you with results you see here.
You can see how to make a cyanotype, on my simple cyanotype process video here: ua-cam.com/video/LmEob0uEzto/v-deo.html
This simple cyanotype video was made in collaboration with Dr Leah-Nani Alconcel.
Resources mentioned:
Mike Ware - Cyanomicon: www.mikeware.co.uk/downloads/Cyanomicon_II.pdf
Annette Golaz - Cyanotype Toning: Using Botanicals to Tone Blueprints Naturally
www.amazon.co.uk/Cyanotype-Toning-Contemporary-Alternative-Photography/dp/0367553546
www.waterstones.com/book/cyanotype-toning/annette-golaz/9780367553548
My Patreon for free recipes, and experimentation:
www.patreon.com/MelanieKKing
"Acquaintance", cyanotype toning in the Peak District. Ongoing research and development, supported by a "Developing Your Creative Practice" grant, Arts Council England.
www.melaniek.co.uk/acquaintance
VIDEO //
Video made by: Nicola Roper: nicolaroperfilm.myportfolio.com/
Venue: The Margate School: www.themargateschool.com/
MUSIC //
Dan Henig: www.danhenig.com/
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To make bleach:
Dissolve 50g of Soda Crystals to 1 Litre of Water. Cyanotype will begin to fade quickly when put into the solution. Do not let the cyanotype fade completely, just let it fade partially.
To make toner:
50g rosemary (leaves and bark) to 1 litre of water, stewed for 30 minutes. Leave to cool and strain before putting in your tray. Leave cyanotype in toner for as long as desired, through 30-50 minutes will leave you with results you see here.
You can see how to make a cyanotype, on my simple cyanotype process video here: ua-cam.com/video/LmEob0uEzto/v-deo.html
This simple cyanotype video was made in collaboration with Dr Leah-Nani Alconcel.
Resources mentioned:
Mike Ware - Cyanomicon: www.mikeware.co.uk/downloads/Cyanomicon_II.pdf
Annette Golaz - Cyanotype Toning: Using Botanicals to Tone Blueprints Naturally
www.amazon.co.uk/Cyanotype-Toning-Contemporary-Alternative-Photography/dp/0367553546
www.waterstones.com/book/cyanotype-toning/annette-golaz/9780367553548
My Patreon for free recipes, and experimentation:
www.patreon.com/MelanieKKing
"Acquaintance", cyanotype toning in the Peak District. Ongoing research and development, supported by a "Developing Your Creative Practice" grant, Arts Council England.
www.melaniek.co.uk/acquaintance
VIDEO //
Video made by: Nicola Roper: nicolaroperfilm.myportfolio.com/
Venue: The Margate School: www.themargateschool.com/
MUSIC //
Dan Henig: www.danhenig.com/
//
Patreon :- www.patreon.com/MelanieKKing
Ko-Fi: ko-fi.com/melaniekking
Facebook :- melaniekatking
Website :- www.melaniek.co.uk
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Brilliant 😊
Thanks for the vid! If using non-seawater, should it be distilled? Does raising the temperature of the water to 35C help with the fixing process, or is it just to dissolve the salt properly? Thank you for your input :)
this was semi helpful - but some timings would have been helpful for each step
The negatives are very thin. You can test that soup for development time before using it.
Thanks. Worked this out in the 3 years since I posted it ;)
I know that it spoils the fun - and makes it harder to justify vodka - but you can buy isopropyl alcohol from any hardware shop. MUCH more affordable You can also float the paper on top of the emulsion if you have enough volume
Yeah but I didn’t have that in the house. I had alcohol 😂 more affordable if I already had it.
Are you using the old cyanotype formula or the new cyanotype formula?
10g pf to 100ml water, 25f fac to 100ml water 👍
Cool!!
Hi. Thank you for sharing your work. I have a few questions, can seawater or salt added seawater act as fixers? These days I'm looking for fixers that don't change color after Lumen print and I'd like to ask for some advice!
Yes I have a recipe in my caffenol video. Though I think the colour always changes when fixing lumen prints, sadly.
There is NO Volume to this video,disappointed
Uhh, there should be. Was your volume button off?
This is awesome!!!
Ah interesting. So you only develop the filmrolls, but then you do not use a darkroom to print them. You use the scanner and photoshop? So cool
So glad I found your channel! Lovely and unique content. :)
Thank you!
would you do the same process if working with fabric?
Yes!
What do the soda crystals do? Is this a standard part or something done to add an additional effect? Thank you!
They "bleach" the image, so the toner "takes" to the cyanotype better.
Thank you for sharing! This is really cool.
What salt did you use? Table salt has additives
I used table salt...
the what *rewatches from middle* ohh
Does this work with colour film?
Great stuff audio seemed low so listening again
Yes, the sound could be improved, I agree!
Thank you!
No problem!
Great video, educational, and keeps the original photography going. Thank you so much.
Thank you!
Amazing! I'm so glad Sam posted a link to your video!!! Ive never seen this before! I really appreciate your note regarding safety! I don't have a very big budget at all, what would you recommend the very minimum GSM paper weight? 😂 I have been using 80gsm and about 30% of the time it falls apart before i get to the drying stage 🤦♂️ there's no way I can afford expensive cotton rag paper! I have made quite a bit of paper in the past but it's very time consuming!
Paper is really important, if it is too alkaline - the cyanotype won't work with to begin with. GSM is important if you are going to tone because it might disintegrate in too many baths. This works okay www.cassart.co.uk/fabriano-accademia-artist-pack-160gsm-150-sheets-a4--c/ but I recommend the higher GSM version.
@MelanieKing Thank you so much!! 😁
New viewer love it
Very cool! I didn’t know you could tone cyanotypes and I conveniently have Rosemary in the garden and some cyanotype paper in the closet. Thank you
That is great! Good luck with the toning 😊
Just wondering if I could develop Ilford Delta 100 BW film with caffinol?
It’s great to have you back here Melanie. I will try this with some of our Australian native plants; plenty of them are rich in tannins
I’m looking forward to hearing about your experiments!
@@MelanieKing I shall report back :-) I’ve only toned them with cheap instant coffee so will definitely give it a try
Fortunately I have my own Rosemary bush. Have you used lavender?
I haven't but the leaves should work, as they are in the same plant family? (I am not a botanist, ha ha!)
Didn't know I could use rosemary and others like that! Thanks for the video. Just FYI, the audio seems to only come from my left earphone.
Yes you can. Ah, sorry about the sound. I will let Nicola know, who processed the video.
Hi Melanie, thanks for the video :) I am trying a few experiments from different recipes and methods with serrated wrack in Dublin, so far I have only managed nearly black and nearly clear negs so Im searching for my middle ground! It seems the key differences in all the info I can find is that different people use very different times/temps/agitations with roughly similar recipes, and I suppose its just finally finding what way works for me if I persevere! I just have a question about agitation here, do you do an initial constant agitation/inversion cycle for 30 sec or 1 minute of do you pour and just let it sit till it hits the 2 minute mark? Also when you say invert every 2 minutes did you just invert once or for ten seconds each time? Thank you <3 Karen
Hey Karen. I think you'll find this page useful. Kim Conway used serrated wrack (rather than bladderwrack which I used) and documented her recipe and results here; sway.office.com/6C2pov92kvfu913d?ref=Link&loc=play&fbclid=IwAR3noIpTZECsp6W91dOT7p_FMJarI_xojLx5EOdq4_31d5l4mNBBAFxrP68 I do initial constant agitation, and then do a quick agitation every 2 minutes - just 2 inversions. Hope you find this useful!
@@MelanieKing thank you so much for getting back to me, amazing thanks for info and links! I'll keep trying :) x
No problem at all!@@KarenBrowett
You re-invented the wheel. In the sixties of last century the canals in Amsterdam were really, really filthy. A guy used it as B&W developer outright. It worked. Long development time, but it worked.
I'm not trying to make something brand new. I'm trying to have fun with sustainable photographic processes. :)
On Planet Thanet they develop film with wine! Definitely going to try this, and other plant-phenol based techniques!
I am glad it was helpful!
i wanna do this, do you have more photos of your caffenol prints somewhere? perhaps flickr? on a totally different note, you're so cute!!!
Hello, yes I have some images on my website: www.melaniek.co.uk/precious-metals
Hi! The photographic paper you use is new or exposed, like the one used for chemigram? Apologies for my bad English.
It can be either new or exposed. :)
I enjoyed your video very much. I started developing with Caffenol back in the early days of the process. I'm still learning. It's a really amazing and underrated developer. One of the big plus factors is it's always fresh and very versatile. It gives an effect unlike all the others. Maybe the thing I like best is one can develop Kodachrome with it (as B&W). I've discovered that not all major brand developers will.
I'm very glad you enjoyed it! I find caffenol-c very reliable too. :)
Hi there. I really want to try this. You mention that the prints aren't archival...how long would they actually last? I want to make prints of seaweed. What type of photographic paper is best to use for this? I am a complete novice!!
I am not sure how long it would last. I think in stable conditions, it could last indefinitely. I used standard resin coated Ilford multigrade paper.
@@MelanieKing thanks so much for getting back to me Melanie, I'll give it a go!
Hi again. I have been making these but seem to be struggling for the images not to fade/ darken after 'fixing'...any thoughts re what I must be getting wrong or could do to make them work better? I really love the images I am getting (seaweed).
@@sharonbruster3067 Hello. Are you mixing the salt concentration to the highest possible dissolving point? As the salt is "stabilising" the exposed silver in the print, rather than removing the silver completely - there is a risk that it can still darken, but in stable conditions (not humid, stable temperature) it should be less likely. The prints would also need to be immersed for 24-48 hours. Maybe try "fixing" them for 48 hours?
Yeah I had them in the 'fixer' in the dark for 48 hours... maybe the salinity is the issue? I used seawater but added loads of salt. Not sure how I know whether it is enough?
Why not use alcohol with the spinach? Like they do with turmeric
I would usually, but this was a video made for kids. I have an earlier video where I do this.
super cool thank you! I just started getting into this and tried my first chemigram, sadly with no result at all.. I am wondering what I did wrong. I used Ilford rapid fixer, and ilfosol 3 as developer but literally nothing happened. now I wonder if it might be the photographic paper, I used Ilford semi gloss, hope you can help :)
Hey. How much light exposure did you give to the chemigram? It's very strange that you got no result at all. Feel free to email me through my website :)
You can fix the image whit borax or if you want something more household you can use sodium bicarbonate but in any case the image will turn brown, i have made anthotypes with curcuma (tumernic)
Thank you.
can you explain more how to recover silver from the developer?
Yes I have another video about this! ua-cam.com/video/n8TMSq9fgm4/v-deo.html&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.melaniek.co.uk%2F&feature=emb_logo
Is there any other way of making a cyanotype emulsion without the expense of chemicals such as using home kitchen ingredients? Currently doing a project on alternative processes using easy sustainable materials. Your videos and content are really useful and great!
No but you can make anthotypes! Have a look at my other video to see how to make an anthotype. 👀
This is so interesting!! Can I ask - how much sea water did you add to the saline solution? and what kind of photographic paper did you use?
I added salt to 2 litres of sea water until it reached its dissolving limit. You need the highest salinity water that you can make.
Sorry to note the superficiality and approximation of this video, supported by an important university institute with the supervision of one of its esteemed collaborators.
Did you also note that this video was originally made for school children connected to the university? I decided to put it online so that other people could benefit from the tutorial, it wasn't originally made for youtube...
@@MelanieKing Good morning. Even my videos intended for school children are made in a very simple way and without any refinement, but I generally avoid putting information that can disorient or mislead, or lead to disappointing results. Gabriele Coassin - Plurimedia Edu Lab - former professor at the Department of Education Sciences - University of Udine.
@@gabrielecoassin1020 I don't understand what you are complaining about, as you are writing in a very convoluted way. Is the information wrong in the video? If so, say what that is. From your original comment, I assumed you were complaining about the connection to the University of Birmingham.
A very interesting process and viable alternative to conventional developer. Out of curiosity, would you know of any environmental ways of disposing of conventional developer in a safe manner? I don't want to simply pour it down the drain.
So the most up to date information that I know is to : A) Reclaim silver from fixer. (Mentioned in another video) B) Mix exhausted developer and fixer together to make a chemically neutral substance. C) Leave to evaporate. D) Scrape out sludge and put in landfill. Still not perfect but better than throwing down the drain. Info from the Sustainable Darkroom network.
@@MelanieKing Thank you! When developer and fixer are mixed together to become chemically neutral, is the result less harmful to breath in etc? And actually, just today, I was thinking of letting the chemicals evaporate so it's good to know that this is an acceptable practice. If I put the developer / fixer mix into a container and leave it outside out in the sun to evaporate, I guess I could put netting or something similar over the opening to prevent animals from drinking it.
@@anzaeriaI know this is an old comment, but I did also read that camera stores that process film sometimes take used fixer for silver reclaim.
Out of curiosity, if you were holding a sheet of photographic paper in complete darkness with no safe light, would the emulsion side feel extra smooth as well as sticky? Even if it was matte paper, would the emulsion side feel smoother than the other side?
Yes, if you lick your finger and touch the corner of the paper - the emulsion side should feel sticky.
Great video and explanation. My one and only image taken with a pinhole camera turned out completely black. Obviously, too much light! I had converted a tissue box to a pinhole camera. After the exposure, I was holding it so tight (to keep it light proof) that I destroyed it. I would definitely build a sturdier pinhole camera next time!
Seriously cool Ms. King. Thanks for summing up what must have been a long process so eloquently. I shall have to go back and watch the other series videos. 👍
Thank you!
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Have you tried this as a paper developer? If it works I’d imagine it wouldn’t stain as much as caffenol does
Are the soda crystals the same as baking soda? Thank you :)
No, I think it's slightly different. You need bicarbonate of soda
I have been using the coffee, bicarbonate of soda and vitamin C but my images are coming out pink. I'm using direct positive paper. What am I doing wrong?
@@MelanieKing Hopopop ! (that means : Stop ! in french...) It's not bicarbonate of soda (which is the same as baking soda) but sodium carbonate Na2Co3. You use crystals soda so it's decahydrated sodium cartbonate. Well, that said, excellent video ! For now I just develop the films in caffenol but I'm going to try paper and your video will help.