Around Edinburgh  -  Arbroath

 

Around Edinburgh

Arbroath

on the East Coast of Scotland, about 20 miles north-east of Dundee

 

Hospitalfield House

Visit by members of Scottish Society for the History of Photography

 13 December 2003

Hospitalfield House, Arbroath. Visit by members of the Scottish Society for the History of Photography - 13 December 2003 ©

Hospitalfield House

Front Entrance

Members of the Scottish Society for the History of Photography on a visit to Hospitalfield House - 13 December 2003 ©

Hospitalfield House

Group Photo

 

Hospitalfield House

Photography

Norma Thallon, during her 3 months to Dec 2003, as Artist in Residence at Hospitalfield House, experimented in early photographic processes.  She produced small prints of various types:

gum bichromate             cyanotype              albumen             Van Dyke

Below are photographs of some of Norma's experimental prints.

Gum bichromate prints made by Norma Thallon at Hospitalfield House ©

Gum Bichromates

 Gum bichromate print of Dunnottar Caslte, printed by Norma Thallon at Hospitalfield House - 2003 ©

Gum Bichromate

Dunnottar Castle

 Kincardineshire

 Gum bichromate print of Signal Tower, Arbroath, made by Norma Thallon at Hospitalfield House - 2003 ©

Gum Bichromate

Signal Tower

 Arbroath

Cyanotype prints - printed by Norma Thallon at Hospitalfield House - 2003 ©

Cyanotypes

 Cyanotype Print of Dunnottar Castle, printed by Norma Thallon at Hospitalfield House - 2003 ©

Cyanotype

Dunnottar Castle

 Kincardineshire

 Van Dyke prints, printed by Norma Thallon at Hospitalfield House - 2003 ©

Van Dyke Prints

Norma also printed some large black and white silver prints, on Kentmere paper, 24 ins x 20 ins.  They were:

-  a collection of 120mm long exposure images (water and rocks)

-  120mm multiple exposures

-  5 ins x 4 ins pinhole photographs (castles, boats etc)