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After the shoot · Developing & darkroom

Alt Process

A workbook for alternative and historic printing processes (platinum-palladium, cyanotype, salt, Van Dyke, albumen, gum bichromate): pick a process, fill in the recipe parameters step by step (sensitiser ratio, coating, UV exposure, development, toning, washing), attach process and final prints, and get a step-by-step run sheet. Repeatable, duplicable, saveable as "my process", and shareable to the community in one tap. The built-in templates carry the fields and the step skeleton only — no chemistry values, you fill those in. Free once signed in. Also reachable from the Developing stage of the Film Zone.

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Where to find itTools tab → Alt Process (or Film Zone → Developing → Alternative processes)
CategoryAfter the shoot · Developing & darkroom
PriceFree — every tool is open at this stage, with no paywall
Other languages工艺印相 · Alt Process · 工藝印相 · 古典技法
PlatformsiOS 17.0+ / Android

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Alt Process is one of 36 photography tools in Optaxis — in the same app as the community and the gear library.

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