This is a sneak preview of a project I am working on for my alternative photography class. The assignment is "Megorokiteni" which is the Russian word for photograph. The literal translation is "to make last forever." So, for my project I am learning more about my Grandpa Northrup and photographing things that represent them. The end result will be a book containing photographs and words people have written about my grandpa. So, this is just a few of the images I have taken so far.
The process I am using to print these is called Van Dyke Brown. I'll create digital negatives of each image and then do a contact print onto Bristol paper coated with a sensitizer. The images are then exposed to UV light, rinsed with water and fixed. The result is an antique brown colored image. I think it will help enhance the idea of these images being memories.
