Hand Colored Gum Prints: When Art and Economics Collide
Whether to save money, time, or to explore creative options in your art, hand colored gum bichromate prints might just…
Photography rebus 10
Rebus! Can you figure out the word? I can’t think of an alt. proc. that does not use this. Comment below (no cheating looking at the comments now!)
Make a pinhole camera with a book
A local library in Batemans Bay, NSW, Australia was thinning out its books and offered a prize for the best craft item made from one of their surplus books. Ted Richards made a pinhole camera and tells us how. Today, the 24th April 2022 is Worldwide Pinhole Day, and we encourage all to take part. Writer and photography / Ted … Read more
Western Photographic Historical Society
We quite often get contacted by someone who has a lot of camera equipment to give away, so, perhaps this is a good place to donate it to: Donate or sell your classic, vintage, or antique camera equipment to the Western Photographic Historical Society. Donations go toward fund-raising activities to support the Society’s non-profit causes. Please note that they can’t … Read more
MPB
MPB is your go-to online marketplace for quality used photography equipment and filmmaking gear. We buy, sell and trade a vast range of kit, offering best prices for used camera equipment, and a 6-month warranty for every item we sell. Whether you are new to visual content creation or you’re a professional photographer, videographer or film maker, there’s every chance … Read more
Mordançage
Mordançage is considered by many to be a specialized, even secretive, alternative process. Through this process, the artist has the power to manipulate the print by physically lifting, repositioning, and securing the pure black portions of a black and white darkroom print. This magical alchemy helps add to the mystique and unique quality of this distinct process. Writer / Cara … Read more
Günther Wilhelm
Günther Wilhelm has been working with historical photographic techniques for 20+ years. He shares his gum bichromates here but also work in a range of other processes such as cyanotype, salt, albumen and kallitype. From: Ludwigshafen am Rhein, Germany. Shows: Albumens, Cuprotypes and Gum bichromates. Günther Wilhelm, visual artist from Ludwigshafen on the Rhine, has been working with historical photographic … Read more
Pinhole day book offer! 20% off
24th of April is World Pinhole Day 2022. We celebrate with an offer of 20% off the book From Pinhole To Print. Read more about From Pinhole to Print Read a review of the book Get 20% discount on this link
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