Year 3 – Cyanotypes

Today, Year 3 have been learning about botanist and photographer Anna Atkins. She is considered the first person to publish a book of photographs.

Inspired by her work, Year 3 collected natural materials to create their own cyanotypes.

They layered their gathered materials onto the special paper and laid them in the sun for around 15 minutes.

After rinsing their paper in water, their final cyanotypes were revealed.