[alt-photo] Re: coffee and cyanotype

[Christina Anderson]

Well, Francis, this would be perfect. Make 'em all breakfast, throw the leftover coffee in the tray and they'll be wowed. 
Speaking of anthotypes I just bought Malin's anthotype book and can't WAIT to see it!
Chris

Christina Z. Anderson
christinaZanderson.com

On Jan 12, 2012, at 10:09 PM, francis schanberger wrote:

> Thank you  Chris! I'll try this.
> 
> I'm currently writing a proposal for a summer residency in which I will
> have high school age participants make anthoypes out of their parents
> pajamas.
> 
> -francis
> 
> 
> On Thu, Jan 12, 2012 at 10:49 PM, Christina Anderson <zphoto at montana.net>wrote:
> 
>> Interesting post from 2004:
>> 
>> 
>> From: RHobbs3 at aol.com
>> Date: 09/09/04-06:34:42 PM Z
>> Message-id: <e5.a9def0.2e7250a2 at aol.com>
>> I have used old cold coffee for my first wash. Coffee has an amazing
>> collection of acids, which change depending on the darkness of the roast.
>> If I cover
>> the print with coffee and let it sit for a minute or five then proceed with
>> the wash, my final blue shifts toward gray or black. I suspect the tannic
>> acid
>> in the java is what does this.
>> For some reason, I get less staining of the paper base this way than I do
>> if
>> I make the print first and tone in coffee later.
>> 
>> Rob Hobbs
>> Christina Z. Anderson
>> christinaZanderson.com
>> 
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