Alt Processes Updates

PINHOLE

CYANOTYPE

Here is my cyanotype/digital drawing combination. The drawings trace every single person in the photo's head in dark blue, removing their identity. The horizon one has disappeared into the sky, leaving these figures floating in the emptiness of the extended space. I also want to show the faces by themselves as well as remove other pieces of the image such as all the trash cans or umbrellas and print those in cyan type as well.

LUMENS

This print is done on old Kodak RC black and white paper and selenium toned. It was exposed behind a fish tank with a wall protruding into the frame. I was printing objects found in the mudroom of my best friend's house. as I am cataloging liminal spaces as if they exist in their own form. This work is all about transitory nature of both the paper and the space. The fish can also be seen very faintly in its position within the tank, disappearing into the water and silver.

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Jennifer St. Onge Lumens Print

Pinhole

For my final pinhole I am using a military flat rate shipping box and I will be photographing scenes containing a small plastic toy soldier.

Midterm

Even though I was a bit disappointed that my cyanotype's didn't turn out as expected, I actually like the washed out look, and the fact that I can see the texture of the paper through the print more than in my previous cyanotypes. Going with this idea of texture, I am going to work with wood for the final, and try using cyanotype again. I have also considered using Van Dyke Brown since it is a much more natural color, and I will do a few experiments first to see which works best for me.

Cyanotype

Lumen's Print

I first started making lumens prints with mostly inorganic materials, like jewelry and buttons, but didn't fall in love with the lumens process until I used flowers and leaves. There is something so magical about the organic materials and the way they are captured on the paper. I found it very interesting that the flowers and leaves that were damp when placed on the paper created a more brown toned color, while the dryer leaves look more purple on the paper. I would like to experiment more using natural materials, some damp, some dry but still alive, and also some dead and fully dried leaves and flowers. I also really enjoy how the center of the flowers turned out completely white, I think this is because of how thick they were, as well as the fact that they were damp when placed on the paper, and I used the glass to press them down well.

Alternative Process Project

       This is the image that I’m quite satisfied while I experienced the process of lumen print. It is fascinating to observe that the transformation between an ordinary object and its reflection on the photographic paper. In order to fully get the details of those pine needles, I approximately exposed 5 hours by direct sunlight with a glass cover on the top; moreover, I chose warm tone paper to create a mysterious and earthy background to enhance the viewer’s attention toward my subject matter. Additionally, in terms of the form, I’m relatively obsessed with the circular shape; therefore, I was purposely using a simple circular shape as my foundational composition to draw viewer’s attention in order to utterly observe the inside details of the pine needles. 

Cyanotype Print:
      This series of images turn out that I really enjoy even it is an experiment. Originally, it is 4 by 5 negative, and I scanned and printed the negative digitally. There are two different contrast, one on the left is low contrast, on the right is normal. I kind of like them both, but left one is my favorite. It has more mid-grey or light blue than the normal one. The color of blue is one of my favorite colors, it reminds me the color of the sky and ocean, also it can be pineapple. Moreover, it is fascinating to see the details and the texture of this series and observe how it changed through different contrast. 

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Collodion

 

Collodion

Pinhole

Pinhole inversion

Van Dyke Brown

For my first time creating cyanotypes, I experimented with different paper times and  surfaces as well as different exposure times. I was interested to see how the chemicals would respond to a waxier, wood surface as well as matte board and the different types of watercolor paper. I realized after exposing my first image on one of the watercolor papers under the UV light that, it was way too dense at an exposure time of 22mins. Then, I tried the Lanaqurelle paper and exposed it for half the time (which is the above image) and found it to be a lot clearer and less muddied. Although the digital negative I made to use for my cyanotypes was clear enough to produce a decent image, I think after testing it with the materials I could adjust the density to produce a better overall picture.

Daniel P. Lopez Alternative processes

These cyanotypes serve as drafts for comics I am beginning to create. The "action"/narrative of the comics occur in the thin white lines, with the blue of the cyanotype serving as the borders. The colours serve as abstract indicators of occurrences, suggesting mood?content?emotion?etc.

This is a step for me in using drawing as a "medium," using a technique more naked than painting, video, photography, and whatever else falls in my spectrum. This work is not about pushing boundaries between media, but more of possessing them and intersecting them as if they are holograms. 

This is work based on a true story. I am finding the importance of utilizing real experiences, and integrating them into my practice without it being selfishly about myself. It's personal, yet I feel making an ad to sell a watch turning into a sob story is reaching out to an involuntary audience can possibly move someone to tears... although I doubt this will be seen amidst the hundreds of ads posted in the clothes/accessories section. 

I also enjoy making the process and/or results more complicated than they need to be. I did take a digital photo of this watch composition, but I decided to use the longer process: slide film > scan > made into digital negative > cyanotype > scanned again. This is reflected in the use of the sob story, instead of being a totally straightforward ad.

Growlr is a smartphone application. It uses GPS to determine the distance between the user and goofy bears. Because I do not have my own smartphone, I use John Tolles', so we have a joint account. I decided to create a profile photo for the both of us in Van Dyke.

This is my salt print. It's the show poster for Gigli 2, the show about portals. I encourage everyone to return back to 3 November 2014 to view it. I am not sure how to time travel backwards, sorry.

These 2 lumen(s) prints refer to Gigli 2.

This is a pinhole image of a really cute stuffed bear resting upon a cute rock. If artwork isn't cute, then what's the point?

This is very much a work-in-progress. I'm using a peanut butter jar to take these pinhole shots. It's based on a response to a post I did on Craigslist. I was having too much difficulty with the errant sunshine for the left/bottom left ones, and still need to re-do them. I need to work on the superficial surface of the camera, but I must wait until I have the photos done, or I might mess it up. I also need another shot, but during a day without fickle weather. I hope to complete this soon.

These three guys are screenshots of ads I put up on Craigslist, all of them things I wanted to sell, especially since I was moving to a new house. These are all items purchased by my ex, that I have been mentioning (sometimes without reason) in these posts. There was one offer for the rollerblades, but it seemed like a scam, and I still have them waiting to be sold. I decided to do take-backsies on the TV, since I figured out that I could actually use it. There have been no replies to the vacuum ad. The final form of these are undecided, so they will remain as such for now.

Griffin Lumen Print

When I started experimenting with lumen printing, I was really interested in the different chemical reactions that would happen. I dipped both of these objects into fixer and then placed them onto my undeveloped paper. As the paper exposed I could see the build up of fixer starting to take effect and it slowly made deep black puddles.  I learned from this print to be a little more carful when dipping object into the chemicals and placing them on the paper because any excess chemicals will drip onto the paper as well and start to create reactions.