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author: Chris Hodapp
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date: 2010-12-30 23:09:09+00:00
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title: Cyanotypes & better results
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Lack of some amount of sunshine is rarely a problem here, it seems. I did this next cyanotype outdoors in very overcast light while it was snowing lightly. The snow was minor since a sheet of glass covered everything, and overcast light possibly was perfect because of how even and omnidirectional it was. The contrast that I got in this print surprised me; the dark areas just turned out so much darker than the last print.

[caption id="attachment_474" align="alignnone" width="530" caption="Same paper & solution, but exposed in overcast sunlight.  "][![](http://hodapple.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101206-cyanotype0003-530x685.jpg)](http://hodapple.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101206-cyanotype0003.jpg)[/caption]

I still had sensitizer left, so I decided to try some prints on fabric as well. These I exposed for almost 2 hours, maybe longer, under a 200 watt bulb. They didn't turn out as even as I'd like, but I was rushing things a bit and some spots of the towel weren't fully dry when I started exposing. However, I'm still impressed with how it turned out.

[caption id="attachment_475" align="alignnone" width="685" caption="Exposure on a towel from Target; exposed ~ 2 hours under 200 W bulb."][![](http://hodapple.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101212-CIMG0269-685x513.jpg)](http://hodapple.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101212-CIMG0269.jpg)[/caption]

[caption id="attachment_476" align="alignnone" width="685" caption="Same towel up close(ish)"][![](http://hodapple.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101212-CIMG0270-685x513.jpg)](http://hodapple.com/blag/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/20101212-CIMG0270.jpg)[/caption]

Rob next door to the Hive loaned me a halftone negative he had (since I had nothing else on hand in the way of transparencies) and I made a few exposures of this, but had some problems with the highlights. I really should find some negatives that aren't monochrome (as this was, being a halftone image) so I can figure out how to get the tones right.