Exploring Photography: printing with light (cyanotype and other alternative processes)

About this course

Participants explore photographic processes that do not rely on a camera, creating cyanotype prints on paper and fabric alongside experiments with chemigrams and lumens. Images, objects and other materials are used as starting points for testing different visual effects. The course also considers how surface, scale and repetition affect a print. Participants work towards a small, coherent collection of handmade photographic prints, using the processes as a form of image-making and creative expression.

What you'll learn

• Create cyanotype prints on paper and fabric
• Produce cameraless photographic prints using chemigrams and lumens
• Experiment with images, objects and materials in photographic processes
• Make considered choices about surface, scale and repetition
• Assemble a coherent set of handmade photographic prints

Is this course right for you?

The course is listed as suitable for all levels and explicitly states that no previous photography experience is needed. It may suit learners developing an interest in printmaking, textiles or mixed media, as well as those wanting to explore photographic processes beyond conventional image capture.

• No previous photography experience is needed
• Suitable for learners interested in printmaking, textiles or mixed media