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page 1Alternative photographic processes
daguerreotype process
thumb|Daguerreotype portrait of a daguerreotypist displaying daguerreotypes and cases pictured in an airtight frame, 1845
thumb|upright=1.1|Daguerreotype of Louis Daguerre in 1844 by Jean-Baptiste Sabatier-Blot

cyanotype
right|thumb|A cyanotype of algae by 19th century botanist Anna Atkins
thumb|Sir John Herschel (1842) Experimental cyanotype of an unidentified engraving of a lady with a harp, Museum of the History of Science
right|thumb|Architectural drawing blueprint, Canada, 1936
thumb|Cyanotype postcard, Racine, Wis.,
The cyanotype (from , and , ) is a slow-reacting, photographic printing formulation sensitive to a limited near-ultraviolet and blue light spectrum, the range of 300 nm to 400 nm, known as UVA radiation. It produces a monochrome, blue-coloured print on a range of supports, and is o
collodion process
early photographic technique

tintype
thumb|right|450px|Tintype of two girls in front of a painted background of the Cliff House, San Francisco|Cliff House and Seal Rocks in San Francisco,
thumb|300px|Studio tent of ferrotypist J. Q. Galusha, 12,7 × 17,7 cm, USA, c. 1880–1900
A tintype, also known as a melanotype or ferrotype, is a photograph made by creating a direct positive on a thin sheet of metal, colloquially called 'tin' (though not actually tin-coated), coated with a dark lacquer or enamel and used as the support for the photographic emulsion. It was introduced in 1853 by Adolphe Alexandre Martin in Paris. It competed wit
salt print
photographic process
platinum print
type of photographic print
gum bichromate
19th-century photographic printing process

solarigraphy
thumb|upright=1.2|Solarigraph with the sun paths between July 2018 and May 2019 in a street at Valladolid, Spain
Solarigraphy is a concept and a photographic practice based on the observation of the sun path in the sky (different in each place on the Earth) and its effect on the landscape, captured by a specific procedure that combines pinhole photography and digital processing. Invented around 2000, solarigraphy (also known as solargraphy) uses photographic paper without chemical processing, a pinhole camera and a scanner to create images that catch the daily journey of the sun along the sky
Lippmann plate
Early color photography method
Anthotype
thumb|Rhododendron leaf and ivy leaf on photo paper for printers, sensitized with beetroot juice 10x15 cm
thumb|Maple leaf, anthotype with sour cherry juice, 2 h exposure time at high noon in summer time
thumb|Yenidze, Dresden, transparent photo placed at the paper with turmeric, 4h exposure, anthotype with alcoholic solution of turmericin isopropanol
thumb|Yenidze, Dresden, the same anthotype with alcoholic solution of turmeric in isopropanol and later development with baking soda
An anthotype (from Greek άνθος anthos "flower" and τύπος týpos "imprint", also called Nature Printing) is an imag
Van dyke brown
printing process named after Anthony van Dyck
Alternative process
non-traditional or non-commercial photographic printing process