The Sunlight Print Kit: Materials, Techniques, and Projects for Homemade Photography [Hardcover]

Paul Grivell (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 13, 2006

Sun prints, also known as cyanotypes, are some of the earliest forms of photography, and are exquisitely detailed images created using just three basic ingredients: light-sensitive paper, water, and sunlight. This kit provides everything you need to make versions of these masterpieces. Create impressions from found objects like leaves or coins, or use the included templates to make more fanciful images.

Includes:
- 80-page booklet
- 10 sheets light-sensitive paper
- 2 printed and 2 blank acetate sheets
- Black felt-tip pen

Product Details

• Hardcover: 80 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (April 13, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811852636
• ISBN-13: 978-0811852630
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 7 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,044,329 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good buy!, September 11, 2008

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Photographer having Fun! (Alaska) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sunlight Print Kit: Materials, Techniques, and Projects for Homemade Photography (Hardcover)

This package made the process fun. The book was worth the extra money if you are interested in the history of this process and also it gives many ideas for other projects! I'm a professor so I liked this choice for those reasons. You can work without glass or plastic but a sheet of glass to press down objects like flowers is really good to have!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Get the refill instead, March 10, 2009

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Dan Druff "mushroom man" (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Sunlight Print Kit: Materials, Techniques, and Projects for Homemade Photography (Hardcover)

The sunlight paper is great, and makes a wonderful classroom demonstration. If you do not have sunlight (as in New England) then just use an old overhead projector, exposing the paper for about five minutes or more. The kit is not very useful, and the book tells you less than what you can find online. Instead, just order the refill.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars great great product, December 29, 2008

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Yasha (New York, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Sunlight Print Kit: Materials, Techniques, and Projects for Homemade Photography (Hardcover)

This is a wonderful product. It introduces kids to all the main principles of wet photography without the need for camera, darkroom or chemicals. It is also fascinating to observe the image appear in front of your eyes. The booklet is very informative and the templates for contact printing look nice. The kit offers an infinite number of creative projects one can do, and the resulting sunprints are permanent. I highly recommend it!