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December 19, 2005

Photography on a geranium leaf

Filed under:Technology, photography — sps @ 3:54 pm

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This may be one of the oldest methods of photography, it uses a geranium leaf as the film which gets exposed to light and chemically treated to reveal the image.

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3 Comments »

  1. any idea if there are plants with larger leaves that can participate in this process?

    thanks for explaining it. I am excited to try it- reminds me of working with cyanotypes and using sun to expose onto paper.

    Comment by h — December 19, 2005 @ 4:28 pm

  2. Very cool. I must try this. You’ve also inspired me to dig out my Holga.

    Comment by Matt Stafford — January 6, 2006 @ 2:21 pm

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