Celebrate Summer Solstice with Sunprints

Celebrate the longest day of the year by creating photographs in collaboration with sunlight. Sunprints, also known as cyanotypes, are one of the earliest forms of photography. A simple combination of light, water, and salt produces rich blue images.In this hands-on workshop, you’ll learn how to mix your own light-sensitive solution and create prints using found objects, plants, and natural textures. This experimental, sustainable process invites you to slow down and create one-of-a-kind images.You'll also learn how to continue the process at home - no darkroom needed.What You’ll Learn

• The history and fundamentals of cyanotype (sunprint) photography
• How to safely mix and apply cyanotype chemistry
• Techniques for coating your own paper and materials
• How to compose images using natural elements and found objects
• Exposure and development using sunlight
• How small variations in materials and process affect your final image

Hands-On ExperienceThis is a fully interactive workshop where you’ll create your own sunprints during the session.You’ll experiment with:

• Organic materials like leaves, flowers, and textures
• Layering and composition techniques
• Different exposure times and lighting conditions

Each participant will leave with at least one unique print.Who This Is For

• Creatives of all experience levels
• Families and individuals looking for a hands-on activity
• Photographers interested in alternative processes
• Anyone curious about sustainable, analog image-making

Cyanotype is accessible to all ages. Children are welcome with adult participation.What You’ll Walk Away With

• A foundational understanding of cyanotype printing
• Your own one of a kind sunprint (all materials included)
• Insight into how materials and technique shape your results
• Tools to continue the process at home

anna e schink is currently the lab manager at Roberts Camera as well as a teaching artist and creative consultant working in camera less photography with an emphasis on found and reclaimed objects. ​​
She has exhibited internationally and awarded grants for creative projects in Venice and Prague. Her work is included in the permanent collection of the Kinsey Institute at Indiana University.
Her work is nourished by her role as an educator, where she mentors students to embrace process over product and cultivate creative resilience. She has been invited to manage four public darkrooms and leads workshops for artists aged 7-70.

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