The calotype is probably the origin of what we know as analogue photography today. It was a process used in the middle of the 19th century which produced a “negative” that could then be used to produce copy “prints”. It is slow, both in operation and in processing. I find the technique pleasant and the results beautiful. The texture of the paper affects the way the calotype appears – the one of our home is on a high quality tracing paper – the print of Carole was made from a calotype made on a heavier vellum paper.

The calotype is  a negative made with paper – traditionally printing was by salt printing, the print is not a calotype.

The calotype can only the same size as the plate in the camera – any print will be the same size as the calotype as it is a contact printing process.