I have spent the past few days making cyanotype prints...I found the whole process of making cyanotypes highly intuitive and based on a lot of practice. Any progress is achieved through trying all sorts of different papers, lighting conditions, chemicals and the results vary greatly depending on the combination of these conditions.
I haven't been consistently recording my sessions and I am now finding that it is the absense of any records of my previous efforts that is likely to hold me back. I have a written note on my workflows for making chemicals, digital negatives and prints. It would be impossible for me to work without this note. I also think that I will need to keep a diary of every session (notes of paper and chemicals used, lighting conditions and duration of exposure) to help achieve more consistent results.
Having diary notes would actually help my creativity and leave me free to experiment - so I don't have to worry about getting the technical part right.
I haven't been consistently recording my sessions and I am now finding that it is the absense of any records of my previous efforts that is likely to hold me back. I have a written note on my workflows for making chemicals, digital negatives and prints. It would be impossible for me to work without this note. I also think that I will need to keep a diary of every session (notes of paper and chemicals used, lighting conditions and duration of exposure) to help achieve more consistent results.
Having diary notes would actually help my creativity and leave me free to experiment - so I don't have to worry about getting the technical part right.
