Category: Workshops

Last day for early registration discount for f295 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes!

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Don’t delay, act now! This thing is gonna rock!

This is a reminder concerning The f295 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes. If you’re planning to come to Pittsburgh in April for the most exciting photographic event of the year today is the LAST DAY to register at the ‘early-bird’ discounted rate of $100 (students w/ valid ID: $70).

Tomorrow the rate rises to $120 – still a bargain but less of a bargain than today!

You can register by phone by calling:
Carnegie Mellon University
Conferences & Event Services
Phone: 412-268-1125

Registration includes:
Admission to the 8 lectures and 2 round table discussions held in conjunction with The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University. They will take place in McConomy Auditorium at the University Center as part of The Perspectives on the Arts in Society Series from 9am-5pm on Friday 27 April, as well as a name badge, coffee, tea, water, and snacks during breaks, a program of the days activities, and access to the sale of books by symposium speakers.

Speakers and Topics include:
Jo Babcock- Contemporary Pinhole Photography and it’s Place in
Photographic History
Craig Barber- Photography and Memory
Barbara Ess- Reality, Representation and Lo-Fi Image-Making
Alan Greene- Steps Leading to ‘Primitive Photography
Patricia Katchur- Back to Basics: The Renaissance in Alternative and
Historic Photographic Processes
Terry King, FRPS- Retro-Invention: A Revolution in Gold and Blue
Tom Persinger- Introduction: ‘Simple’ Methods in a Complex World
Mike Robinson- The Daguerreotype: Past, Present & Perfect

All workshops and other events must be registered for separately with the corresponding hosting organization. Links and phone numbers may be found on each of the corresponding web pages.

Complete symposium information: www.f295.org/wordpress

f295 Symposium registration information

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Tom Persinger writes:

f295 is pleased to announce registration information for the The f295 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes on Friday 27 April 2007. The registration for the lectures and round-table discussion will be handled by Conference and Event Services at Carnegie Mellon University.

We’re offering an early bird, discounted registration rate of $100 to all of those who register by phone before March 1. Students (w/ valid ID) are being offered a discounted rate of $70.

Rates are as follows:
Early Bird Discount Registration before Mar 1: $100
Registration before April 1: $120
Registration April 1 – April 20: $165
Late Registration and in-person (April 20 – 27): $200
Student rate with ID: $70

After March 1 the rate increases. The online registration system will also be available at that time. I’ll forward the URL at that time.

To take advantage of the early bird rate please call:
Conferences & Event Services
Phone: 412/268-1125
confserv@andrew.cmu.edu

Your registration fee includes:
This includes admission to all events of Friday 27 April including the 8 lectures and 2 round table discussions (9am- 5pm), name badge, coffee/tea/snacks during breaks, a program of the days activities, and access to the sale of books by symposium speakers.

Complete, up to the minute symposium information may be found on the website: www.f295.org/wordpress

See you in Pittsburgh!

Best,
Tom

Pinhole photography workshop with Matt Callow, MI, US

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Photographer Matt Callow writes:

The pinhole workshop I ran last summer for teens was such a success that the library has invited me back to run another one, though this time for adults.

This time, instead of using paint cans and paper negatives, we’re going to make our cameras using matchboxes and 35mm film (based on Alspix‘s funky design). So for the last couple of weeks I’ve been trialing a few prototypes, testing out a few ideas, and taking lots of pictures of myself with bedhead and bathrobe.

For anyone who’s local and interested, the workshop will be at the AADL’s Malletts Creek branch, Saturday Feb 17th, 2007, 12–3pm. More details here.

Callow is an accomplished photographer whose work you can see at his Web site, MattCallow.com, and on Flickr.

Jim Cherry pinhole photography lecture, CA, US

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Back by popular demand! If you want photography stripped down to its absolute basics, then pinhole is it. Jim Cherry will explore the field whose enthusiasts have included luminaries such as Leonardo da Vinci and Johannes Kepler. Come down and see why you don’t need a lens to make a stunning image!

Freestyle Photographic and the Creative Center for Photography are pleased to kick off their 2007 Saturday Lecture Series at the Creative Center For Photography in Hollywood, CA. This series is a collection of free seminars, covering a variety of interesting and informative topics for creative photographers. The lectures will take place every other Saturday at 1:00 PM, beginning on February 10, 2007.

Full details about the Saturday Lecture Series can be found here on Freestyle’s web site.

[I’m leaving the following marketing blurb in because it’s informational and Freestyle do actually rock. —Nicolai]

Established in 1946, Freestyle Photographic Supplies is a leading international retail, mail order and internet provider of cameras, photographic equipment and supplies, as well as the exclusive United States distributor of Kentmere black and white photographic papers, Foma black and white photographic papers and films, Efke black and white films, Varycon/EMAKS black and white papers, Fotospeed specialty chemicals, Holga cameras and accessories, Cachet archival storage boxes, Image Mechanics fluid mount trays, LegacyPro accessories and Rollei/Maco black and white films.

The talk starts at 1:00pm on Saturday, 21 April, 2007, at Freestyle Photographic, 5124 Sunset Blvd., Hollywood, CA, US.

The whole lecture series looks really good, with other talks on Holgas and other plastic cameras, platinum and palladium printing, and Polaroid manipulations. Check out the full line-up.

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Anne-Claude Cotty "Extolling Pinhole Cameras in a Digital Age" lecture, ME, US

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The Hancock County Cultural Network’s February Brown-Bag Lunch series will feature Anne-Claude Cotty of Stonington, who will present a talk titled "Extolling Pinhole Cameras in a Digital Age" at the Blue Hill Library on Wednesday, Feb. 7, at noon. As an active member of many community cultural organizations, Cotty will also address the artist’s responsibility to society in general.

Cotty produces prints, artist books, experimental photography and, recently, jewelry using photographic images. She will describe the process of making rudimentary cameras with household materials and the soft-focus and inadvertent effects they can capture on film. What many will recall as a science project in fourth grade, she elevates to a magical tool in creating multi-layered, poetic images. And the photographic darkroom, replaced by so many photographers with computers and printers, remains a vital place for making photographs by hand.

A studio artist and educator for over 30 years, Cotty received an MFA in printmaking from the University of Alberta. She maintains her own gallery in Stonington and offers workshops for all ages in printmaking and pinhole cameras in her studios. She is also an art teacher on Isle au Haut and Frenchboro. Her work has been widely published and exhibited throughout this country and abroad and can be found in many collections including the Portland Museum of Art. She is the former executive director of the Hancock County Cultural Network.

The Brown-Bag Lunch is free and participants are encouraged to bring their lunch. Coffee and tea will be provided. The Brown-Bag Lunch series is sponsored in part by a grant from the Maine Humanities Council.

The talk starts at 12:00pm at the Blue Hill Library, 5 Parker Point Rd., Blue Hill, ME, US.

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"Digital Alternatives" digital/alt process workshop, NYC

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This 10 week class at ICP in New York City, meets on Fridays from 10am to 1pm starting on February 2nd. It is called Digital Alternatives, but we will be going back and forth between the digital lab and the alternative lab, using all aspects of photography to create work. Paper negatives, digital negatives, historical techniques, transfers and decals so that we can combine photographic skills from the beginnings of photography up to the 21st century. Participants with basic Photoshop skills will learn how to optimize their files using various manipulation techniques. Demonstrations will address subjects from scanning and image editing to the production of the final enlarged digital negative.

The workshops run Fridays 10:00am – 1:00pm, 2 Feb – 6 April, 2007 at the International Center for Photography, New York, NY, US.

About Jill:
Jill Enfield, one of this country’s most experienced and respected handcoloring artists; is a fine art, editorial and commercial photographer. She has taught handcoloring and non-silver techniques at Parsons School of Design, The New School, Fashion Institute of Technology, New York University, Long Island University and the International Center of Photography in New York, as well as in workshops throughout the USA and Europe. Her work is in the collections of RJ Reynolds Co., Southeast Banking Corp., Museo de Arte Moderno de Mediellin in Colombia, The Boca Raton Museum of Art and Hotel Parisi in LaJolla.

Jill’s book on non-silver techniques titled: Photo Imaging: A Complete Guide to Alternative Processes published by Watson-Guptill in November 2002, won the Golden Light Award for Best Technical Book of 2002 through the Maine Photographic Workshop and is already in its second printing.

Nikon has honored Jill by featuring her on their web-site as a "Legend Behind The Lens" photographer as well as in their Full-Line product guide and an upcoming issue of Nikon World. Jill has also appeared on The Today Show Weekend Edition, New York One and The CBS Saturday Morning Edition as a spokesperson for www.takegreatpictures.com on several occasions.

Thanks to Tom Persinger of f295 for the heads up!

"Photography Without a Lens: An Artisanal Approach" workshop, NJ, US

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Join us for this lively and engaging workshop in which we’ll investigate the artisanal qualities of lensless photography. Participants can expect to discuss the historical and contemporary uses of lensless photography, learn about different camera options and then design and construct a camera to achieve different types of images. Spend time using the camera(s) to make images and developing/printing those images in the darkroom. We’ll also enjoy discussions regarding the counterpoint these "primitive" techniques play in the world of contemporary photography, peer review of participants pinhole work, and how the longer exposures inherent to pinhole work affect both the images and the act of making them.

The workshop runs 8–10 September, 2007 at the Peters Valley Craft Center, 19 Kuhn Rd Layton, NJ, US. It will be run by Tom Persinger, who is an accomplished pinhole camera builder & photographer, runs the f295 Lensless Photography and Alternative and Adapted Process photography fora, is the organiser of the upcoming 2007 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes, and has written numerous magazine articles on lensless imaging. In short: you’re in good hands!

Skill Levels: Beginner to Advanced
Tuition: $325
Lab Fee: $30

You can register online.

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Lecture lineup for f295 2007 lensless imaging symposium roundtable

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f295 press release:

f295 is pleased to announce, as part of the 2007 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes the list of speakers and topics for the lecture and round-table session to take place 27 April 2007. This event is being held in conjunction with The Center for the Arts in Society at Carnegie Mellon University as part of The Perspectives on the Arts in Society Series.

Date: 27 April 2007
Time: 9am – 5pm (1.5 hour break for lunch)
Place: McConomy Auditorium in the University Center at Carnegie Mellon University

SPEAKERS & TOPICS:
Tom Persinger – Introduction: ‘Simple’ Methods in a Complex World
Jo Babcock – Contemporary Pinhole Photography and it’s Place in Photographic History
Craig Barber – Photography and Memory
Barbara Ess – Reality, Representation and Lo-Fi Image-Making
Alan Greene – Steps Leading to ‘Primitive Photography’
Patricia Katchur – Back to Basics: The Renaissance in Alternative and Historic Photographic Processes
Terry King, FRPS – Retro-Invention: A Revolution in Gold and Blue
Mike Robinson – The Daguerreotype: Past, Present & Perfect

More information may be found on the symposium website:
http://www.f295.org/wordpress/?page_id=26

All inquires may be directed to:
Tom Persinger
tp@f295.org

Pinhole workshop at Zoom In, London, UK

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The not-for-profit Zoom In Photography School are having a pinhole workshop at their location in Clapham. Their course prospectus begins:

The Pinhole Photography course is a fun way to learn and demystify the mechanics of your camera. Deliberately structured to help you understand your own camera better but also providing essential skills in those who wish to develop this old photographic technique in their photographic art work. You will cover everything from preparing your camera, constructing your camera using simple mathematical formula to taking meter readings and photographs and processing positive images from your negatives.

Continue reading at Zoom In

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f295 Symposium workshop information

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Tom Persinger writes:

If you’ve done all your holiday shopping and are thinking about something for yourself how about one of the many workshops being offered as part of the f295 Symposium on Lensless, Alternative and Adaptive Photographic Processes? The Symposium takes place in Pittsburgh, PA USA 26-29 April 2007.

The workshops that are currently available for registration are filling up quickly. If you’re interested in participating in one (or more) of them I urge you to contact the organization/person listed as the registration contact ASAP.

Complete Symposium information may be found online at www.f295.org/wordpress, but here’s the workshop info:

One Day Daguerreotype Workshop at the Daguerreian Society World Headquarters

Instructor: Mike Robinson

Learn the traditional mercury daguerreotype process in this one day workshop. Mike will first demonstrate the process, then each participant will have the opportunity to create their own daguerreotype. All cameras, equipment and materials will be provided. No prior experience is necessary.

This workshop is limited to 6 students. (ONLY 4 spots remaining!)

Location: The Daguerreian Society, 3043 West Liberty Avenue
Date:Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: 9 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Cost: $350 Workshop fee plus $50.00 material fee.
Registration: phone: (412) 343-5525 e-mail dagsocpgh@comcast.net

One Day Wet Plate Workshop with CFAAHP

Instructor: The Center for Alternative and Historic Processes

Learn the 19th Century Technique of Wet Plate Collodion in this one day workshop. We will discuss the differences between ambrotypes (glass positives), glass negatives and tintypes (positives on tin). Students will learn ‘hands on’ how to make a wet plate image using a reproduction camera and original brass lens. The history of the process will be covered as well as a brief description of the chemistry used.

All materials (cameras, chemicals and glass/tin) will be supplied. Limited to 10 students. (ONLY 8 spots remaing)

Location: TBA
Date:Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: TBA
Cost: $250
Registration: patty@cfaahp.org, phone: (917) 406-5638 or check www.cfaahp.org for upcoming details

Gum Printing with Terry King (Gum Rex)

Instructor: Terry King, FRPS

Terry King’s approach gives control of colour and contrast in the gum process comparable to that obtained by the great workers at the time of the Photo Secession. Negatives can be on paper or film from digital or analogue originals. The process can work with both acrylics and watercolour. Rather than the very long exposures used by many people working in gum, exposures using Terry’s process can be as short as a few seconds.

Participants should plan to bring their own large negatives, but there will also be a selection of large negatives on hand for participants to experiment with. Each student will be given a manual to take home.

Location: Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Date: Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $250
Registration: sueabe@pghfilmmakers.org or phone: 412-681-5449 ext. 216

Primitive Photography: Camera and Lens Making

Instructor: Alan Greene

Whether you’ve been considering exploring large-format photography and have been deterred by cost or are a long time large-format photographer looking for ways to expand your craft this workshop is for you! We’ll use optical surplus and materials commonly found in home improvement stores to build a functioning landscape lens and box camera that uses standard, commercially available, 8×10 film holders.

In addition to the steps of construction, basic principles regarding format size and optical image formation will also be discussed. Participants will leave the workshop knowing how to use the skills and knowledge they’ve acquired to arrive at similar camera and lens design configurations for use in other formats (4×5, 5×7, 11×14, 14×17, etc!).

Limited to 12 participants. Sign up early so you don’t miss this great opportunity!

Location: Society for Contemporary Craft
Date: Saturday, 28 April 2007
Time: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Cost: $90 ($80 SCC members) + fee for materials (approx $40)
Registration: thestudio@contemporarycraft.org or phone (412) 261-7003 ext. 25

Pinhole Camera Workshop

Instructor: Tom Persinger

In this exciting, hands-on workshop participants will build their own large format pinhole camera, drill their own pinholes, expose images using paper negatives and develop them in the darkroom. This is an entry level workshop ideal for someone just getting started in lensless photography.

Location: The Mattress Factory
Date:28 April 2007
Time: 10am-4pm (includes lunch)
Cost: $35 ( $30 for MF members)
Registration: education@mattress.org or phone (412) 231- 3169 ext. 212, 213

The Cyanotype Rex

Instructor: Terry King, FRPS

Terry King will give people the opportunity to practice his cyanotype rex process. The method and the chemistry vary both from the standard approach and some new cyanotype processes. The process is fast enough to use in camera. According to the length of exposure, the strength of the toner and the time in the developer and toner, the process gives a wide range of colors and tones from negatives. of different densities.

Participants should plan to bring their own large negatives, but for those who do not have negatives there will be a selection to experiment with. Each student will be given a manual to take home.

More information about the Cyanotype Rex process is available on his website.

Location: Pittsburgh Filmmakers
Date: Sunday, 29 April 2007
Time: 10am – 4pm
Cost: $250
Registration: sueabe@pghfilmmakers.org or phone: 412-681-5449 ext. 216