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ashphotoprints.bsky.social
@ashphotoprints.bsky.social
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I take pictures, sometimes I make prints.
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Work in progress for the Parlor Trick print exchange! I finally got the plate tone like I wanted!Polymer #photogravure on Arches Aquarelle.
#printmaking
Polymer photogravure showing a woman wearing a mid-length black dress, leaning slightly to the viewer's right. She is standing in front of a rocket in a playground and she is wearing a large plastic astronaut's helmet.
October 1, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Got my prints from the 2025 Emerald Print Exchange, run by the lovely folks at Whiteaker Printmakers! I threw in a sidelight to better show the detail in the embossed print, center left. They also have a reverse auction of one print from each submission, so I'll add the details later!
#printmaking
An array of 10 prints, mostly linocuts, with a couple of screenprints. The prints are in three rows. The top row has four prints, depicting, left to right, a small sparro, a peacock staring at its reflection, a blue turtle and a cactus. The second row has two prints, an embossed snake and a screenprint of a mountain range. The bottom row has four prints, an audio cassette with the unspooled tape in the shape of a heart, a dramatic owl, a serpent and a colorful tree.
August 27, 2025 at 2:44 AM
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💥Doing a print clearance over on my IG stories (@9inhandpress). 🚨Pay-what-you-can, I-just-want-them-gone prices. 🚨 Some sample images below, more over on IG.
August 14, 2025 at 12:33 AM
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Bad phone pic of my entry in the Emerald Print Exchange, run by the nice folks at Whiteaker Printmakers. Can't find 'em on bluesky, but it's @whit_print on IG.
Polymer #photogravure and chine collé on handmade paper. Image is of the carousel at Bryant Park in NY.
#printmakers #altprocess
Polymer photogravure showing a fantasy cat and horse from the carousel in Bryant Park in NY. The image is black on pink and the paper is off-white with rough edges.
July 19, 2025 at 1:01 AM
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Got my first print from @9inhandpress.bsky.social's Patreon! So nice! You should go check it out and maybe join!
A multicolor editioned screenprint, a small paper that describes the work and a manila cardboard backing, all on a green cutting mat.
July 15, 2025 at 2:16 AM
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The Hand Magazine Issue 48 spotlight artist, Claudia Hollister, "Stunning Peonies", Cyanotype, 8" x 10.5"

Visit Claudia's website: www.claudiahollister.com

Visit The Hand Magazine: www.thehandmagazine.space
March 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
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I didn't really have it in me to post the past couple of weeks, just felt pretty bummed about ... you know, everything.

Anyway, I've been experimenting with Dr. Mike Ware's New #Cyanotype, and dammit, I'm a believer! Here's a recent test. Details in the comments.
#altprocess
#newcyanotype
Two cyanotype prints showing the fire escape of a building on Pell St in Manhattan. A vertical sign reads 16 Pell St. Back & foot rub.
March 24, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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Not sure what these pods are called, or even the bush they're on, but there sure were a lot of them in the neighborhood I lived in at the time. Cyanotype toned with yerba mate, on Canson XL paper.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#photography
Cyanotype toned with yerba mate of a close up of seed pods on a branch
March 10, 2025 at 10:26 PM
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View through a rainy window. Three-color print, two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype. My post for #blueskyartshow with the theme #windows.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#rainy
A print depicting cars and traffic at a stoplight in the rain. Taken through a car window. The image is a three-color print, two layers of gum bichromate over cyanotype.
March 8, 2025 at 9:21 PM
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Detail of the Banco Mercantil building in downtown Monterrey, MX. Cyanotype toned with tannic acid.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#monterrey
#mx
Cyanotype image of a detail on the Banco Mercantil building in Monterrey, MX, showing a sculpture of an eagle killing a snake with it's beak
March 8, 2025 at 12:25 AM
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Archway and tunnel, Central Park, NYC. Black gum bichromate layer over cyanotype. Second image is the same print, just cropped to remove the messy interesting parts.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#centralpark
#nyc
Cyanotype and gum bichromate image of the arch and tunnel under a walkway in Central Park in NYC. The image is black gum bichromate over cyanotype and shows the archway, part of the tunnel and the surrounding trees. There is a lamppost visible in the foreground. The image shows the entirety of the print , including brushstrokes outside of the image proper. Cyanotype and gum bichromate image of the arch and tunnel under a walkway in Central Park in NYC. The image is black gum bichromate over cyanotype and shows the archway, part of the tunnel and the surrounding trees. There is a lamppost visible in the foreground. The image is cropped to only show the original photo
March 6, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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Titmice (titmouses?) at Walnut Creek park, Austin, TX. Cyanotype on Canson XL. You can see my pencil marks for negative placement - I wanted the sensitized area to be smaller than the image area. I missed a little on the top.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#nature
#birds
Cyanotype print of titmice in the branches of a tree
March 5, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Futuro house, polymer photogravure and chine collé. From the same original as the #cyanotype I've posted already, but I accidentally flipped the negative when making the plate.😑
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#polymerphotogravure
#photogravure
#printmaking
#midcenturymod
#futuro
Polymer photogravure showing an abandoned Futuro house in Royce City, TX. The image is black ink on a green background
March 4, 2025 at 10:32 PM
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Angel in the Cemetery

Santiago de Cuba, Cuba
(Zia Type Print)
March 4, 2025 at 2:43 AM
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Path across a creek in Walnut Creek park, Austin, TX. Both are cyanotypes using the same digital negative. Image on the left was toned with acacia catechu powder, the image on the right was toned with green tea.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#photography
Cyanotype image of a brick and paving stone crossing over small creek in Walnut Creek park in Austin, TX. The image has been toned with acacia catechu powder which gives it purple to dark blue shadows. Cyanotype image of a brick and paving stone crossing over small creek in Walnut Creek park in Austin, TX. The image has been toned with green tea, which gives it light to dark green shadows.
March 3, 2025 at 10:40 PM
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Entrance to the Capilla de los Dulces Nombres in Monterrey, MX. Cyanotype on Canson XL.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#photography
#monterrey
#mty
Cyanotype image of the entrance to the Capilla de los Dulces Nombres in Monterrey, MX. The image is of a very large, very old wooden door with metal rivets and right angled reinforcements.
March 2, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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Lil robot, test print. Polymer photogravure with chine collé. Phthalo blue on yellow tissue, on Canson XL
#altprocess
#alternativephotograph
#printmaking
#polymerphotogravure
#photogravure
#chinecolle
Image of a polymer photogravure print depicting a small wooden toy robot. The hands of the person playing with the robot are visible. The image is a circle, with blue ink on a yellow background
March 1, 2025 at 10:07 PM
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Testing one layer of gum bichromate over cyanotype. First image is carbon black over cyano, second is green over cyano. Same digital negative for both.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#gumbichromate
#photography
Gumbichromate print over cyanotype, depicting a small island in the middle of a lake. The island is just big enough for medium sized tree and some bushes. The print is carbon black ink over cyanotype base. Gumbichromate print over cyanotype, depicting a small island in the middle of a lake. The island is just big enough for medium sized tree and some bushes. The print is green ink over cyanotype base.
February 28, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Bent. Polymer Photogravure on handmade paper.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#printmaking
#polymerphotogravure
#photogravure
Polymer photogravure print showing bent tree branches in relatively high contrast against a partly cloudy sky. A line of trees is visible in the background.
February 27, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Futuro house, Royce City, TX. Standard cyanotype on Canson Xl.
#cyanotype
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#futuro
#futurohouse
#abandoned
#mcm
#midcenturymodern
#60s
Cyanotype print of an abandoned Futuro house just outside of Royce City, TX.
February 26, 2025 at 9:22 PM
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Kat has a secret. Polymer photogravure with chine collé on handmade paper.
#altprocess
#altphotography
#polymerphotogravure
#photogravure
#photography
#printmaking
Image of a print made using the polymer photogravure technique on handmade paper. The paper is brown/tan with visible fibers. The print is circular and in black and white. It shows a woman holding a chalice or vessel in her hands, roughly at the height of her heart. Her face is cropped so only the bottom half is visible.
February 25, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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1902. Building in Plaza Morelos, Monterrey, MX. Cyanotype on Canson XL.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#photography
#monterrey
#mx
Cyanotype print of the upper facade of an old building in Plaza Morelos in Monterrey, MX. The building bears an inscription reading "1902"
February 24, 2025 at 9:47 PM
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Brooklyn bridge. Cyanotype toned with green tea.
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
#cyanotype
#brooklynbridge
#NY
Cyanotype image of one of the towers that make up the Brooklyn bridge.
February 24, 2025 at 2:45 AM
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Sign outside the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo (#MARCO) in Monterrey, MX. Folks like to stick their visitor's pass there. Mine's there. Cyanotype on Canson XL. Photo was taken right after final rinse, the print was still wet.
#cyanotype
#mty
#mx
#altprocess
#alternativephotography
Cyanotype print of a parking sign outside the Museo de Arte Contemporáneo in Monterrey, MX. The sign is covered in the small stickers that visitors are given when they enter the museum.
February 23, 2025 at 12:14 AM