Andrew B. Myers Photography

At first I wasn’t sure if these were photographs or paintings, but after digging a little bit more, I realized that Andrew B. Myers photography was just printed using a special (and one of the oldest) technique, called ‘Salt print process’, which makes his photos really look like paintings!

Salt printing is one of the oldest processes photography has employed, pioneered by Henry Fox Talbot back in 1839. The process hasn’t changed much since then. Basically, you start by coating paper in a solution of water and sodium chloride (I ended up using table salt) and letting it dry.


Next, in a darkroom environment, a silver nitrate solution is applied to the salted paper, creating a light sensitive emulsion. Let it dry. At this point, a contact print can be made by sandwiching a film negative or some sort of transparency and letting the paper sit in the sun.

In my case, I had access to a powerful UV light with a timer, which worked in a similar fashion, and allowed me to work at night in the winter. It’s quite neat seeing the image once it’s been exposed, and after washing and fixing, you’re done.

excerpt form HeatherMorton interview Of Andrew b. Myers

Be sure to check his portfolio for more goodness

I love his photographs, what do you think about it ?




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