Davidson-Arabia Nature Preserve (previously a rock quarry)
Lithonia, Georgia
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Abandoned subdivision development
Decatur, Georgia
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Cyanotype developing
1:1 water to vinegar ratio for more midtone value
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Alcovy Trestle Bridge
Newton County, Georgia
This bridge is rumored to be haunted and was the site of multiple lynchings.
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Drawing Near
Cyanotype print, toned with green tea.
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Lithonia, Georgia
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Halifax County, Virginia
Jaxin’s Portrait Session
A trip to Clarkesville, GA
Canyonlands National Park in fog
Mushroom in a friend’s backyard
Clarkesville, GA
Outtake from my series on grief. Cyanotype toned with green tea for 2 hours.
Model: Aila Biesen
Cyanotypes:
Colorado image toned in black tea
“Here comes a candle to light you to bed…” toned in green tea
Which do you prefer?
Toning cyanotypes tonight. Black tea on the left, green tea on the right. Will scan when dry!
From a post to Facebook:
As promotional pages become more and more businesslike, I’d like to let you guys know what’s been going on in a human & personal way… Better late than never, I guess! So, this year has been odd. As most of you who are friends know, we moved from Tulsa, OK, to Atlanta, GA, in May. We haven’t been able to really hit the ground running yet because of some obstacles and life stuff.
Now that we are more settled & established here, I’ve been able to see my dad who has Alzheimer’s a lot more often and get good quality time with him. Also was fortunate to say goodbye to a dying friend in a good and meaningful way. These circumstances and events are really driving me to create and work harder at photography than I have been over the past few years. Life is short, but days are long, so I am going to try as much as I can to fill it up with art and learning.
Lastly, I’m working a lot on my contact printing skills. Learning how to make cyanotypes because it is the most accessible alternative photography process at this point and am excited to show some prints in the coming weeks. I’m not a great technology person (or polished or good at marketing or…) and I don’t really care to be, but I’d like to connect more to friends & fans of the page, of which there are a respectable 209. :) Thanks for liking my silly page and expect updates more often.
Here’s a [crappy] cell phone shot of my latest cyanotype before dry down. Trying to nail down the exposure and then will experiment with tea toning.
A walk on the Kite Trail in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge in Southwestern Oklahoma.
1. “40 Foot Hole”, West Cache Creek
2 & 3. Male Collared Lizard, or locally known as the “Mountain Boomer”
4. Indian Paintbrush Flower
5. Cacti
6. Another view of West Cache Creek & canyon walls
Printing frame for making contact prints. Made by my boyfriend, of Robert Hazelwood Woodworking and yours truly. Handcrafted from Padouk wood using planes, saws, etc. Very little power tool work went in to this and it has a rubbed on shellac and wax finish.
First somewhat successful gum bichromate print. Been pouring my efforts into this lately before the big move.
2 passes, one with lamp black and one with lamp black + sepia. 4x5 B&W negative contact print on Lana Aquarelle 140 lb hot press watercolor paper.
Storm rolling out from Mesa Verde National Park, May 2014
