Argyrotype Landscapes (7x7 inches)
Argyrotype Landscapes
Amy Sue Greenleaf’s argyrotype landscapes use of light and simple composition is reminiscent of the pictorial era of photography and creates an atmosphere of emotion and mystery. Form and tonality reveal the objects within the photographs, and through this revelation create a dialogue between the object and its surroundings.
Amy Sue Greenleaf’s photographs are printed in the alternative process photography technique called the argyrotype. The argyrotype process is a contact print that is created with a hand-applied silver iron sensitizer. The negative is placed in contact with sensitized paper and exposed under ultra-violet light or sunlight. The resulting image is the size of the original negative. The photographs were taken with a medium format camera, and the negatives were enlarged to 7x7 inches.