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Reflection: I got feedback from Ayesha. After feedback, I made the building background move down so the person's chin stands out more, and I explained my background story about why I chose the background images and why I made the top background empty. I am going to use the UV light to expose (if the sunlight is strong enough, I will use sunlight). I hope my final will be a success :-)

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Reflection: I want to find the result of using hair ties, especially the patterns when I use them, but I think I will just use my collage Photoshop image, however, I will add the patterns in my collage image so it will appear in the final cyanotype paper. I will try to focus more on rinsing because I rinsed too much, I used too much water on the paper, the paper rinsed was not equally, and some dark blue colors are quite different.

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Reflection: In my First experiment, there was strong sunlight, so I just needed to expose for 4-5 minutes. The blue color seemed great according to my exposed paper; after rinsing, the paper changed into dark blue, which looked great. I love how the dark blue color stands up in contrast to other white parts, the most important part is the sunlight.

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Final Reflection: In my final A3 paper, I used UV light just in case the sunlight disappears. I left my paper for 6-7 minutes, and the result was great. I also like the details of the flower and the buildings, I love how the dark blue color can collaborate with the white color and make a perfect work of cyanotype. Something I need to improve is when I prepped my paper, it was not perfectly equal (there were a few water stains in the white backgrounds, especially the top middle and right parts), and the background white color is kind of having lines of brush that I used during prepping the paper. Also, I was lacking in rinsing equally (using water), the background kind of seems blurry, and has watermarks. Most of the dark blue colors seem okay, but just the white colors in the background do not have the exact white color; some have green chemical colors still.

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Reflection: I tried to prep my paper with equal amounts of chemicals so the color would look nice. I will be going to print my transparency paper tomorrow to finish my cyanotype final A3 paper after having feedback and finishing my final collage. But, there were a few brush line marks in the paper, which were the problem that I noticed.

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Finish Planning for my Final Paper/Work on Final Paper

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Finish Planning for my Final Paper/Work on Final Paper

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Reflection: Layered Black and White Photoshop Collage (used the double exposure and I changed some of the parts), focus on contrast, exposure, saturations and invert the image thinking about what appears in the cyanotype paper later (white part will be the part appears on the paper, the dark part will be the part not appears on the paper).

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Make my Final A3 Cyanotype Paper/Plan for my Final Paper

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Make my Final A3 Cyanotype Paper/Plan for my Final Paper

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Reflection: I'm planning to use my double exposure image to my final paper as a base because I want the mood of the double exposure image, and I have a few images that I can use as background layers that can enhance the mood of the double exposure image. And I also considered the contrast and how the colors will appear on the prep paper.

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Reflection: In this experiment, the sunlight was pretty bright, so after the sun was exposed, the difference in the color of dark blue and white was clear. I think the sunlight is the most important part that the process mostly depends on.

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Reflection AFTER checking the final for First Practice of using Pre-Prepped Cyanotype Paper: 

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Reflection AFTER checking the final for First Practice of using Pre-Prepped Cyanotype Paper: 

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Reflective Questions: What do you notice about the negative creation? What is the print result? What ideas could you use for negative creation?

I think I rinsed off too much water, so some parts have some water marks, and it looks bad. I need to consider the amount of water and the chemicals to make a better cyanotype paper. Also, I can't see clearly what objects I've used, so later, I will use no more than 4 objects (2 objects were connected, and the paper seems to show there are 3 objects). Furthermore, I will need more bright sunlight to make the bright part clearer and smoother. The blue colors are not equally painted, so it will be really important to regulate the amount of water and chemicals I use for the cyanotype paper.

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Reflection: In experiment 3, the sunlight was not as bright as in the first experiment, so I exposed 5 minutes. However, it was pretty acceptable as my earphone string and the starfish model, and the clover-shaped keyring seem clear on the paper. In experiment 3, I added some pattern with the chemical before exposing it to the sun. It seems okay, but I decided to prep the whole paper with the chemical. I am planning to use the hair ties to make circular patterns in the final cyanotype paper because only exposing the collage will be too simple, and I just want to add some other patterns to my final paper.

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Why are these interesting? What makes them unique?

These cyanotypes are interesting because of their striking blue tones and how they blend organic shapes like plants with human figures and text, creating an ethereal, dreamlike effect. Their uniqueness comes from the bold contrast between light and dark areas, achieved through a hands-on chemical process.

What compositional techniques can you see the artists using?

The artists use strong compositional techniques, such as layering (combining figures with plants), repetition (text forming facial features), and negative space, to guide the eye through the images and add depth and movement.

How is this technique different from any other types of photography you have done this year?

This technique differs from digital photography because it’s a manual, analogue process that uses UV light to create images directly onto surfaces, with no camera involved. This makes it more experimental and unpredictable, and also, I need to use chemicals in this unit, and it will not be easy to produce the final work.

What different skills do you think you might need to create a cyanotype?

To create a cyanotype, I would need skills in preparing and coating paper with chemicals, arranging objects for photograms, and carefully timing UV light exposure, combining both artistic composition and scientific precision.

What do you already know, and what do you need to know?

I already know that cyanotypes use a chemical reaction to produce the iconic blue prints, but I need to learn how to mix the chemicals safely, control the exposure time, and manipulate the final tones and textures for creative effects.

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Going to add some more layers that enhance the mood and tone of this image, because it is too simple.

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Planning Collage Design / Cyanotype Transparency Paper

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Planning Collage Design / Cyanotype Transparency Paper

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This is a Black and White and inverted version of my double exposure image (planning to use this in my final collage paper).

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Reflection BEFORE checking the final for First Practice of using Pre-Prepped Cyanotype Paper: 

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Reflection BEFORE checking the final for First Practice of using Pre-Prepped Cyanotype Paper: 

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I've learned the steps of how to make cyanotype paper that I will use to expose to the sun. Today I used the pre-prepped paper and used my own materials from my bag like white-out, pen, and keyring. However, the sunlight was not bright enough to make the paper in different colors, but after rinsing with the water, the color of the paper changed to dark blue and white colors, but the color was shown not really well like detailed parts of the keyring or white-out. I learned it is not easy to get the perfect final form that I wanted, I need to practice more and realize the amount of light or chemicals I need to achieve a goal that I set for the final A3 paper cyanotype.

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TWO A5, ONE A4

Reflection: As in the image, the color changed to blue because it was quite exposed to the light for more than 5 minutes. I think I pretty much prepped my paper with an equal amount of chemicals. I added some curvy patterns to try to find that prepping the whole paper with chemicals or having a pattern is a better choice. I need to compare with my final collage paper.

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Center: Double Exposure (original version/not inverted)

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Center: Double Exposure (original version/not inverted)

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All photos except for the Double Exposure image are taken by ME

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All photos except for the Double Exposure image are taken by ME