Albumen

solution A (albumen)

-egg whites 10

-distilled water 10ml

-ammonium chloride or salt 4gm

-glacial acetic acid 0.5ml

mix

step1(salted water) mix the ammonium chloride or salt into the distilled water until the salt has dissolved then add the glacial acetic acid

step2 separate all the egg whites from the yolks (note remove any shell or soild from the egg whites)

step3 add the salted water to the egg whites

step4 beat the egg whites until it turn completely to foam

step5 place in the fridge for 24 hour to settle

step6 filter the foam through a cheese cloth and then put clean egg white in the fridge for 1 week+

after a week the albumen is ready but the longer the albumen sit in the fridge the better it is. 

solution B

-12gm silver nitrate

-100ml distilled water

ingredients

solution A (albumen)

solution B 

paper (100%cotton)  

sticky tape

glass pull rod or hake brush

negative film

pencil

distilled water

sodium thiosulfate

process

step1 stick the paper to a work table and mark where the film sit on the paper

step2 apply solution A (albumen) to the paper using the glass rod then dry the coated paper

step3 (optional) to harden the albumen by soaking it in 70%-100% alcohol (isopropyl alcohol)

step4 (optional) recoat albumen (1 coat semi gloss, 2 coats gloss)

step5 apply solution B with glass rod then dry the paper

step6 expose the coated paper in a UV unit or in the contact frame in the sun

step7 once the image been exposed on stop over this allows for fading in the fix.

step8 develop

important exposers need to be longer then 15 mins or prints shadows may not be black/dark.this is caused when the surface of the silver nitrate turns black to fast and blocks the silver underneath from getting exposed 

Develop

bath 1 clearing wash in distilled water for 5-10mins

bath 2 clearing wash in distilled water for 2mins

bath 3 (fixer) soduim thiosulfate15% with distilled water 4 mins

bath 4 (wash)running water 20-30mins 

dry print