Alternative process

Alternative process is a type of photography where pictures are made using different kinds of chemicals and materials instead of just the standard film or digital camera. It's a bit like cooking with different ingredients to make meals taste different!

So, imagine if you wanted to take a picture of a tree. Normally, you would use a camera and take the picture on film or digitally. But with alternative process, you could use a different kind of paper or cloth as your "film," and you would mix together different chemicals to create the picture.

One popular kind of alternative process is called cyanotype. With cyanotype, you use a special paper that's coated with chemicals, and then you place objects or negatives (kind of like a "reverse" of the picture you want to take) on top of the paper. After exposing the paper to sunlight or artificial light, you rinse it with water, and the picture appears in a beautiful blue color.

Another type of alternative process is platinum/palladium printing. This involves using a special kind of paper that's coated with platinum and/or palladium, which creates a very smooth and detailed image. It's a bit like using a fancy paint brush to make a picture!

Overall, alternative process is a way to create unique and special pictures that have a different look and feel than typical photographs. It's like using different colors in a painting to create a different mood or feeling!