How Do You Print Photographs In The Sun Using The Classic Cyanotype Process?
• Choose a formula. • This recipe makes approximately 50 8×10 inch prints. The cyanotype is made up of two simple solutions: • Solution A: 25 grams Ferric ammonium citrate (green) and 100 ml. water. • Solution B: 10 grams Potassium ferricyanide and 100 ml. water. Mix the chemicals. • The cyanotype is made up of two simple solutions. • Potassium ferricyanide and • Ferric ammonium citrate (green) are mixed with water separately. • The two solutions are then blended together in equal parts. • Dissolve the chemicals in water to make two separate solutions. • Add Ammonium ferric citrate to water into one container and Potassium ferricyanide to water in another. • Stir with a plastic spoon until the chemicals dissolve. • Mix equal quantities of each solution together in a third container. • Unused solutions can be stored separately in brown bottles away from light, but will not last very long once they have been mixed. Dispose of any unused chemicals in a sensible and environmentally friendl
