Calotype's
It was not Talbot's first photographic process which he became most known but his calotypes which made him a prominent figure in society. Calotypes can also be called Talbotypes, named after its inventer William Henry Fox Talbot in the early 1800's.
The photographic technique developed by Hill and Adamson was very similar to that in which is still in use today. Initially a negative image was produced from a camera, then later developed in a dark room and printed on light sensitive paper. Their cameras were wooden and large however they are still easily relatable to modern cameras. However modern photographic paper is now highly refined and products are now made under strict controls in factory settings, however Hill and Adamson had to make each and every sheet of negative or print material by hand and assume that the proccess is correct. Although There are no significant records of their work, it can be assumed that their practice built on Talbot's approach.
The process of the calotype involves using a black and white photo print that i had previously edited in Photoshop, inverting it to a negative. as well as increasing the contrast and making the photo slightly lighter.The next step involved the darkroom, within the dark room I i used an enlarger, light sensitive paper and perspex. Firstly i placed the light sensitive underneath my printed inverted photo, with the shiny side of the light sensitive photo paper facing up and the printed photograph facing down meeting one another in the middle. Over both layers I placed a sheet of Perspex in order to keep a fixed position. I exposed the image for around 35 seconds and then placed the photo sensitive paper into the developer moving it on into the stop bath and finally the fixer.My first try as seen above turned out okay meaning my exposure was just right to reveal a perfect calotype. To improve i will work on expanding my knowledge of calotypes by producing more, as well as this look at insperational photographers that have previously produced calotypes in hope to create some in the style of influencee's.
It was not Talbot's first photographic process which he became most known but his calotypes which made him a prominent figure in society. Calotypes can also be called Talbotypes, named after its inventer William Henry Fox Talbot in the early 1800's.
The photographic technique developed by Hill and Adamson was very similar to that in which is still in use today. Initially a negative image was produced from a camera, then later developed in a dark room and printed on light sensitive paper. Their cameras were wooden and large however they are still easily relatable to modern cameras. However modern photographic paper is now highly refined and products are now made under strict controls in factory settings, however Hill and Adamson had to make each and every sheet of negative or print material by hand and assume that the proccess is correct. Although There are no significant records of their work, it can be assumed that their practice built on Talbot's approach.
The process of the calotype involves using a black and white photo print that i had previously edited in Photoshop, inverting it to a negative. as well as increasing the contrast and making the photo slightly lighter.The next step involved the darkroom, within the dark room I i used an enlarger, light sensitive paper and perspex. Firstly i placed the light sensitive underneath my printed inverted photo, with the shiny side of the light sensitive photo paper facing up and the printed photograph facing down meeting one another in the middle. Over both layers I placed a sheet of Perspex in order to keep a fixed position. I exposed the image for around 35 seconds and then placed the photo sensitive paper into the developer moving it on into the stop bath and finally the fixer.My first try as seen above turned out okay meaning my exposure was just right to reveal a perfect calotype. To improve i will work on expanding my knowledge of calotypes by producing more, as well as this look at insperational photographers that have previously produced calotypes in hope to create some in the style of influencee's.
