Category Archives: Historical Process

New Handcrafted Process Manual

Posted on January 22, 2013 by fotosavant

This from gum-printing maven Christina Z. Anderson via Facebook…  “The release date of Gum Printing and Other Amazing Contact Printing Processes will be the first week of February. It is available at alternativephotography.com, Photographer’s Formulary, and Petra Keller’s camerabooks.com among … Continue reading →

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ChemoToxic – Willie Osterman

Posted on January 14, 2013 by fotosavant

Foreword:  fotosavant was started in the belief that handcrafted photographic processes (commonly and erroneously referred to as “Alternative”) had a much larger range in theory and practice than is usually represented in publications and jury selections.  Today’s featured photographer Willie Osterman underlined the … Continue reading →

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John Dugdale, Part II

Posted on December 12, 2012 by fotosavant

A continuation of our profile of Cyanotype legend John Dugdale, based on conversations with the artist in October and November of this year. In Part I fotosavant explored the events that defined his early life and career as a top-flight … Continue reading →

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John Dugdale – Seeing in Blue

Posted on December 4, 2012 by fotosavant

Our profile on noted photographer John Dugdale will appear in several parts.  They are drawn from conversations over a period of weeks in October-November 2012. If you Google “contemporary cyanotype” most of the images returned will be his. He has … Continue reading →

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Cyanotype: In Love With Night

Posted on September 24, 2012 by fotosavant

“Cyanotype’s broad use as a teaching tool (even on the primary school level) leads some to equate it to fingerpainting, suitable only as refrigerator decor or as a means to an end.  They would be wrong.”  In this series we celebrate … Continue reading →

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The Cult of Sameness – A Cure?

Posted on July 10, 2012 by fotosavant

“Conformity is the historic enemy of creativity.” Few people pick up handcrafted photographic processes without receiving some form of Scared Rabbit – All Rights Reserved 2012 instruction, through one-on-one work with a mentor, formalized course work or even degree programs.  Instruction … Continue reading →

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Cosmic Vaudeville – Dan Herrera

Posted on May 11, 2012 by fotosavant

“When negotiating the fantastic, there is often a pact of consent between a guide and a participant.” – Dan Herrera fotosavant confesses that Photographer/Printer Dan Herrera makes us feel old.  But usually that feeling is accompanied by something like despair over the … Continue reading →

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Susan de Witt – Interview

Posted on March 2, 2012 by fotosavant

Portland (Oregon) area visitors will have the good fortune to be able to see 32 examples of photographer Susan de Witt’s Lith work starting today at the i witness gallery at the Northwest Center for Photography.  Readers may recall that Ms. … Continue reading →

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Review – Tom Persinger at Tilt

Posted on February 3, 2012 by fotosavant

Two years ago Pittsburgh photographer Tom Persinger was invited to create a series of photographs to accompany a live performance of Robert Schumann’s song cycle “Dichterliebe” (translated into English – A Poet’s Love).  He responded to the open-ended challenge with … Continue reading →

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Review: Janet Matthews – “Vignettes”

Posted on January 13, 2012 by fotosavant

We’ve been aware of the work of photographer Janet Matthews for some time, but have been waiting for the right moment to feature her on fotosavant.  With the debut of her portfolio – “Vignettes” that moment has happily arrived.  While … Continue reading →

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