Richard Rankin Photography
- Van Dyke Prints - this is a method similar to cyanotype but is an iron and silver based print. The print size is the same as the negative size. In most cases, prints are bleached back after printing. Selected papers are handcoated with sensitising solution, dried, then exposed in contact with the negative. The images below were made using sunlight only. The completed prints are then washed in water a few minutes to 'develop' them, fixed, briefly washed, and dried. Extended washing periods are not required with this non-silver gelatin process.
Van Dyke print, bleached back. 8x10 negative. Lens: Brass Euryscop circa 1880's
Van Dyke print, bleached back. 8x10 negative. Lens: Brass Euryscop circa 1880's
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