From our friends at PhotoSC —
PhotoSC will hold a Cyanotype workshop on World Cyanotype Day on Saturday, September 30, 2023 at 918 Lady Street in the Vista from 12 – 3 p.m.
Since 2015 the cyanotype is celebrated on the last Saturday in September in the yearly event World Cyanotype Day. According to Alternate Photography, this year’s theme is Inheritance, but PhotoSC’s focus is to have fun with alternative photography and any theme or design is welcome.
The cyanotype was discovered by Sir John Herschel who in 1842 published his investigation of light on iron compounds. The process is still in use today and many know it as the blueprint.
Young and old, families and fellow photographers are encouraged to experience the magic of cyanotype, one of photography’s camera-less processes on World Cyanotype Day. Join PhotoSC as it presents the fascinating alternative photographic process, cyanotype, in a unique workshop that combines a brief history with a fun, hands-on project making a beautiful, cyan-blue and white print.
The workshop is appropriate for both photographers of all experience levels as well as non-photographers (to include the youngest photo enthusiasts) interested in gaining an understanding of one of the first photographic processes. All materials are supplied.
The folks at PhotoSC will guide participants through the fun and straightforward process of creating beautiful blue and white prints while presenting a brief history about the cyanotype and its history. All materials are supplied.
PhotoSC encourages attendees to bring their favorite small objects that address the theme of Inheritance, create a print of your hand, or use the botanicals to place on their pre-coated sheets to create a Prussian blue print to cherish always!