To develop my photography I decided to print the images onto acetate to then turn them into cyanotypes. I inverted the images, changed them to black and white and then used the 'Curves' option on to adjust the highlights and shadows so that they were more prominent and more likely to show up on the acetate.
When looking at the results they looked good when placed onto a solid white background, the image was clear and sharp. However, when I held them up to the window I could see that the images were very faint and transparent and even the lines seemed slightly fuzzy and blurry. Because of this I was really worried that the cyanotypes that I would make would be too faint and not work properly.
When looking at these acetate images against the white background I think that they look almost haunting. They seem odd and unsettling, like looking into an alternate reality. I think that there is something ghostly about these images as well, like if you stare at it long enough you might see a spectre float by.
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